Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Septic Cardiomyopathy Caused by Aspergillus Infection: The First Case Report

• Published in: Infection and Drug Resistance
• Main Authors: Wu N, Shen X, Li J, Chen M, Wu G, Niu H, Liang H, Yang T
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2024-03-01
• Subjects: septic cardiomyopathy，aspergillus，extracorporeal membrane oxygenation， metagenomic next-generation sequencing
• Online Access: https://www.dovepress.com/extracorporeal-membrane-oxygenation-in-septic-cardiomyopathy-caused-by-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IDR

Nengwen Wu,* Xiaoqing Shen,* Jianwei Li, Miaolian Chen, Guishen Wu, Haiming Niu, Hongkai Liang, Ting Yang Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan People’s Hospital, Zhongshan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hongkai Liang; Ting Yang, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan People’s Hospital, Zhongshan, 528400, People’s Republic of China, Email [e-mail]; [e-mail]: Septic cardiomyopathy (SCM) is often associated with bacterial infections but also occurs with infections with viruses such as influenza and spirochetes, including syphilis. However, there has been no systematic investigation into whether Aspergillus infections can cause septic cardiomyopathy. We report on such a case for the first time in a patient without immunodeficiency. Therefore, clinicians should be concerned with septic cardiomyopathy caused by some atypical or rare pathogens when admitting such patients.Keywords: septic cardiomyopathy, aspergillus, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, metagenomic next-generation sequencing