Infected thoracic aortic graft in a woman with Darier disease: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with Darier disease often present with staphylococcal skin infections and are at risk for complications when they undergo cardiothoracic surgery, such as acute aortic dissection repair.

Case summary

A 39-year-old woman with hypertension and Darier disease suffered an acute type A aortic dissection, requiring emergency operation with a Dacron graft. Twenty-five days post-operatively, she developed pneumonia and staph hominis was isolated in blood cultures and Bronchoalveolar Lavage. Following completion of antibiotics, multiple relapses occurred during a 6-month period, each time treated with appropriate antibiotic therapy. An 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography computerized tomography showed persistent graft uptake and re-operation was per

SUBMITTER: Sbarouni E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9356721 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature