Necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis and ventricular assist device infection: case report and review of literature. Issue 5 (26th September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kornberger, A.; Walter, V.; Jaeger, F.; Lehnert, T.; Soriano, M.; Moritz, A.; Stock, U.A.; Beiras‐Fernandez, A.
• Is Part Of: Transplant infectious disease. Volume 17:Issue 5(2016)
• Page Start: 737
• Page End: 743
• Publication Date: 2015-09-26
• Subjects: Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc -- Complications -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 617.01
• DOI: 10.1111/tid.12427
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1398-2273

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="tid12427-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis and <italic>Aspergillus</italic> device infection are rare and have potentially fatal complications after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation. To date, few cases of patients surviving <italic>Aspergillus</italic> device infection have been published, with survival reported only after device removal. We present a patient implanted with an LVAD in whom necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis with device involvement was successfully treated by segmentectomy and prolonged antifungal treatment without device exchange or removal. Similar cases in the literature were searched for and are discussed in view of the severity of this complication.</p> </abstract>