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Review
. 2023 Nov;29(11):2388-2390.
doi: 10.3201/eid2911.230837.

Case Report and Literature Review of Prosthetic Cardiovascular Mucormycosis

Baptiste Hoellinger, Louis Magnus, Yvon Ruch, Mickael Ohana, Yves Hansmann, Valérie Letscher-Bru, Anne Lejay, Nabil Chakfé, François Danion
Review

Case Report and Literature Review of Prosthetic Cardiovascular Mucormycosis

Baptiste Hoellinger et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Nov.

Abstract

We report a rare case of aorto-bi-iliac prosthetic allograft mucormycosis in a 57-year-old immunocompetent patient in France. Outcome was favorable after surgery and dual antifungal therapy with liposomal amphotericin B and isavuconazole. In a literature review, we identified 12 other cases of prosthetic vascular or heart valve mucormycosis; mortality rate was 38%.

Keywords: Candida albicans; France; Hansmann Y; Lactobacillus plantarum; Letscher-Bru V; Magnus L; Mucorales; Ohana M; Rhizopus microsporus; Ruch Y; Suggested citation for this article: Hoellinger B; endocarditis; et al. Case report and literature review of prosthetic cardiovascular mucormycosis. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Nov [date cited]. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2911.230837; fungal infection; fungi; mucormycosis; prosthetic vascular graft infection.

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Vascular prosthetic mucormycosis in a 57-year-old immunocompetent patient in France. A, B) Aortic computed-tomography angiogram (A) and 3-dimensional reconstruction (B) show the periprosthetic collection and vascular leak (arrows). C) Intraoperative view shows the graft exposure and false necrotic membranes.
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