A case series of non-valvular cardiac aspergillosis in critically ill solid organ transplant and non-transplant patients and systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Non-valvular cardiac aspergillosis is a rare infection of the pericardium, myocardium or endocardium and is associated with a high mortality. There is a paucity of reports of non-valvular cardiac aspergillosis in critically ill and solid organ transplant (SOT) patients. The majority of cases have been reported in haemato-oncology patients, some of whom have undergone a bone marrow transplant.

Objectives

We describe four cases affected by non-valvular cardiac aspergillosis in the intensive care setting including a systematic review of this extremely rare infection which is associated with high mortality.

Results

All four-patients died but presented with varying clinical, radiological and microbiological evidence of the disease. Three patients presented fol

SUBMITTER: Navaratnam AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8373280 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature