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Transplanted Heart Complicated by Intracardiac Aspergilloma With Pericardial Involvement.
JACC Case Rep
October 2024
Department of Cardiology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Article Synopsis
- - The patient, a cardiac transplant recipient, experienced symptoms of right eye pain and blurry vision.
- - Upon investigation, she was diagnosed with intracardiac aspergilloma that affected her pericardium, alongside complications like endogenous endophthalmitis and an acute heart attack.
- - Treatment included a mechanical debulking procedure using the Angiovac system to address the aspergilloma.
Aspergillus oesophagitis in a patient with solid tumors: a case report.
Access Microbiol
September 2024
School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, P. O. Box 446, Jounieh, Lebanon.
Article Synopsis
- * The patient experienced symptoms like difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) and weight loss, leading to a gastroscopy, which revealed a necrotic abscess in the oesophagogastric junction and initially received fluconazole treatment.
- * Despite treatment, symptoms recurred, and a follow-up reveal of oesophagitis led to the use of voriconazole, but the patient unfortunately developed pericardial effusion and passed away, highlighting the critical need
[Expert consensus on diagnosis and treatment of severe COVID-19 associated pulmonary and mucormycosis].
Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi
January 2024
The incidence and mortality of COVID-19 associated pulmonary (CAPA) are high in critically ill patients. Although COVID-19 associated mucormycosis (CAPM) is relatively rare, its severity and often a delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis lead to its high mortality. The diagnosis and treatment of CAPA and CAPM in critically ill patients are challenging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Rare Case of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis Progressing to Cardiac Tamponade in the Al Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia.
Cureus
June 2023
Internal Medicine, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Buraydah, SAU.
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a condition characterized by an exaggerated response of the immune system (a hypersensitivity response) to the fungus . -associated pericarditis leading to pericardial tamponade is rare. In our case, we presented a case of a 22-year-old female asthmatic patient with no other medical conditions who presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of severe chest tightness and shortness of breath.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAspergillus pericardial empyema successfully treated with percutaneous drainage in a patient with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.
Ann Hematol
December 2022
Department of Hematology, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Ctra. de Colmenar Viejo Km 9.100, 28034, Madrid, Spain.
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