scholarly journals Isolated Aspergillosis Myocardial Abscesses in a Liver-Transplant Patient

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim-Diêp Dang-Tran ◽  
Valérie Chabbert ◽  
Laure Esposito ◽  
Céline Guilbeau-Frugier ◽  
Fabrice Dédouit ◽  
...  

Cardiac abscess is an uncommon and fatal complication after transplantation. We report a case of an initially isolated aspergillosis myocardial abscess diagnosed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI). At that time, there was no other biological evidence or other extracardiac manifestations. A three-month course of dual antifungal therapy followed by a single antifungal therapy was empirically given. Six month after admission,Aspergillus fumigatuswas isolated for the first time and the patient deceased from a disseminated aspergillosis.

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