Fungal purulent constrictive pericarditis in a heart transplant patient.

Abstract

Purulent pericarditis caused by Candida species is rare and is associated with very high mortality. Immunosuppressed transplant patients are particularly susceptible to fungal infections. We report a case of Candida purulent constrictive pericarditis in an immunocompromised heart transplant patient who was treated successfully with antifungal agents, surgical drainage, and pericardiectomy.

• Authors: C C Canver, A K Patel, P Kosolcharoen, M C Voytovich
• Journal: The Annals of thoracic surgery (Ann Thorac Surg) Vol. 65 Issue 6 Pg. 1792-4 (Jun 1998) ISSN: 0003-4975 [Print] Netherlands
• PMID: 9647112 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Infective Agents
• Antifungal Agents
• Ciprofloxacin
• Amphotericin B

Topics

• Amphotericin B (therapeutic use)
• Anti-Infective Agents (therapeutic use)
• Antifungal Agents (therapeutic use)
• Candidiasis (diagnosis, drug therapy, surgery)
• Ciprofloxacin (therapeutic use)
• Disease Susceptibility
• Drainage
• Heart Transplantation
• Humans
• Immunocompromised Host
• Immunosuppression Therapy
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Opportunistic Infections (diagnosis, drug therapy, surgery)
• Pericardiectomy
• Pericarditis, Constrictive (drug therapy, microbiology, surgery)
• Pleural Effusion (microbiology)
• Pseudomonas Infections (diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Suppuration