Successful treatment of prosthetic aortic valve mucormycosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Mucor endocarditis after cardiovascular surgery is rare and usually fatal. We report the first known case of prosthetic aortic valve mucormycosis in a patient without predisposing risk factors who was successfully treated using a combination of early antifungal drug therapy and surgical removal of infected material.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Valve
- Heart Valve Prosthesis
- Mucormycosis
- Prosthesis-Related Infections