Mediastinitis por Aspergillus fumigatus en un paciente pediátrico inmunocompetente posterior a una cardiocirugía / Aspergillus fumigatus mediastinitis in an immunocompetent pediatric patient after heart surgery
Rev. chil. infectol
; 33(1): 75-78, feb. 2016. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Postsurgical aspergillosis occurs primarily in immunocompetent patients whose main predisposing factor is the loss of skin and mucosal integrity during surgery. Local infection tends to be destructive and refractory to treatment and relapses are common. It is important to consider aspergillosis in the differential diagnosis of slowly progressive and destructive surgical site infections with negative bacterial cultures. We present the case of a child who developed Aspergillus fumigatus mediastinitis months after heart surgery.
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LILACS
Main subject:
Aspergillosis
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Aspergillus fumigatus
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Mediastinitis
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev. chil. infectol
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Year:
2016
Type:
Article