Histoplasmosis as a late infectious complication following heart transplantation in a patient with Chagas' disease

Histoplasmosis as a late infectious complication following heart transplantation in a patient with Chagas' disease

Infectious complications following heart transplantation are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Generally, bacterial infections are predominant; however, fungal infections can be responsible for up to 25% of infectious events. We report the case of a patient who presented with histoplasm...

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Main Authors: Fernando Bacal, Ana Cristina Magalhães Andrade, Bruno Cupertino Migueletto, Edimar Alcides Bocchi, Noedir A. G. Stolf, Alfredo Inácio Fiorelli, Tânia Mara V. Strabelli, Luis Alberto Benvenuti, Carlos Manuel Brandão, Giovanni Bellotti, José Antônio Franchini Ramires
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2001-05-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2001000500007
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Summary:Infectious complications following heart transplantation are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Generally, bacterial infections are predominant; however, fungal infections can be responsible for up to 25% of infectious events. We report the case of a patient who presented with histoplasmosis as an infectious complication five years after heart transplantation due to a chagasic cardiopathy. This association has rarely been reported in the international literature.
ISSN:0066-782X
1678-4170

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