Devastating fungal endocarditis involving ascending aorta in a patient with a history of aortic valve replacement: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fungal endocarditis is a rare but serious condition associated with high mortality rates. Various predisposing factors contribute to its occurrence, such as underlying cardiac abnormalities, cardiac surgeries, prosthetic cardiac devices, and central venous catheters. Diagnosing fungal endocarditis, particularly Aspergillus, poses challenges, often complicated by negative blood cultures.

Case presentation

This report details a case of extensive ascending aorta involvement in Aspergillus endocarditis (AE) in a 24-year-old man with a history of bioprosthesis aortic valve replacement (AVR). Three months post-AVR, he presented with pericardial effusion and aortic rupture, leading to a redo biological valved conduit aortic root replacement (Bentall surgery). Despite the

SUBMITTER: Koohsari P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11003144 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature