Insidious postoperative Aspergillus niger graft aortitis

Fungal endocarditis/aortitis is an uncommon yet emerging entity accounting for 2% to 4% of all cases of infective endocarditis and continues to be associated with a poor prognosis. We present the first case of polyethylene-terephthalate (PETE) graft aortitis caused by A. niger, a rare fungal agent....

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Main Authors:	M. Marro, F. Atzeni, M.W. La Torre, M. Attisani, S. Belloro, F.G. De Rosa, M. Rinaldi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:	IDCases
Subjects:	fungal infection aspergillus niger aortitis echocardiography
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920301311

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spelling	doaj-af29e04cf6c04931a03c002d2596daea2021-07-02T17:22:28ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092020-01-0121e00823Insidious postoperative Aspergillus niger graft aortitisM. Marro0F. Atzeni1M.W. La Torre2M. Attisani3S. Belloro4F.G. De Rosa5M. Rinaldi6Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Italy; Corresponding author at: Università degli Studi di Torino, AOU Città della Scienza e della Salute, Corso Bramante 88-90, 10126 Torino, Italy.Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of Cardiac Surgery, ItalyCittà della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of Cardiac Surgery, ItalyCittà della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of Cardiac Surgery, ItalyCittà della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Department of Medical Sciences, Division of Infectious Diseases, ItalyCittà della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Department of Medical Sciences, Division of Infectious Diseases, ItalyCittà della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Department of Surgical Sciences, Division of Cardiac Surgery, ItalyFungal endocarditis/aortitis is an uncommon yet emerging entity accounting for 2% to 4% of all cases of infective endocarditis and continues to be associated with a poor prognosis. We present the first case of polyethylene-terephthalate (PETE) graft aortitis caused by A. niger, a rare fungal agent. Early diagnosis with frequent transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and a prompt surgical intervention coupled with optimal antifungal therapy are still the only option to reduce the exceedingly high mortality and morbidity.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920301311fungal infectionaspergillus nigeraortitisechocardiography
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author	M. Marro F. Atzeni M.W. La Torre M. Attisani S. Belloro F.G. De Rosa M. Rinaldi
spellingShingle	M. Marro F. Atzeni M.W. La Torre M. Attisani S. Belloro F.G. De Rosa M. Rinaldi Insidious postoperative Aspergillus niger graft aortitis IDCases fungal infection aspergillus niger aortitis echocardiography
author_facet	M. Marro F. Atzeni M.W. La Torre M. Attisani S. Belloro F.G. De Rosa M. Rinaldi
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title	Insidious postoperative Aspergillus niger graft aortitis
title_short	Insidious postoperative Aspergillus niger graft aortitis
title_full	Insidious postoperative Aspergillus niger graft aortitis
title_fullStr	Insidious postoperative Aspergillus niger graft aortitis
title_full_unstemmed	Insidious postoperative Aspergillus niger graft aortitis
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publisher	Elsevier
series	IDCases
issn	2214-2509
publishDate	2020-01-01
description	Fungal endocarditis/aortitis is an uncommon yet emerging entity accounting for 2% to 4% of all cases of infective endocarditis and continues to be associated with a poor prognosis. We present the first case of polyethylene-terephthalate (PETE) graft aortitis caused by A. niger, a rare fungal agent. Early diagnosis with frequent transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and a prompt surgical intervention coupled with optimal antifungal therapy are still the only option to reduce the exceedingly high mortality and morbidity.
topic	fungal infection aspergillus niger aortitis echocardiography
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920301311
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Insidious postoperative Aspergillus niger graft aortitis

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