Fulminant Invasive Aspergillosis in a Previously Healthy Woman After Cesarean Section and a Review of the Literature
<b>Background:</b> Invasive aspergillosis is an extremely rare condition in healthy and immunocompetent individuals, and very few cases have been reported in previously healthy, pregnant, or postpartum women. <b>Method:</b> We describe a case of invasive aspergillosis in a pu...
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| author | Luca Pipitò Gennaro Baldino Giovanni Bartoloni Maurizio Sanguinetti Elvira Ventura Spagnolo Antonio Cascio |
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| description | <b>Background:</b> Invasive aspergillosis is an extremely rare condition in healthy and immunocompetent individuals, and very few cases have been reported in previously healthy, pregnant, or postpartum women. <b>Method:</b> We describe a case of invasive aspergillosis in a puerperal patient and present literature review results. <b>Case:</b> We present a case of fulminant invasive pulmonary aspergillosis with cerebral, cardiac, and gastric involvement in a young woman, occurring a few days after an elective cesarean section. The patient succumbed after intensive care unit admission, and the diagnosis was made postmortem through autopsy. <b>Conclusion:</b> A total of 20 cases of invasive aspergillosis have been previously reported in pregnant or postpartum women, with high mortality. The risk of opportunistic fungal infections during pregnancy and postpartum should not be underestimated. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-28bceac55b1b46f8918bbd37262561262025-08-20T02:00:34ZengMDPI AGInfectious Disease Reports2036-74492024-12-011661263127310.3390/idr16060100Fulminant Invasive Aspergillosis in a Previously Healthy Woman After Cesarean Section and a Review of the LiteratureLuca Pipitò0Gennaro Baldino1Giovanni Bartoloni2Maurizio Sanguinetti3Elvira Ventura Spagnolo4Antonio Cascio5Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties G D’Alessandro, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, ItalyLegal Medicine Section, Biomorf Department, Messina University, 98122 Messina, ItalyDepartment of Pathology, Garibaldi Hospital ARNAS Garibaldi, 95125 Catania, ItalyDepartment of Laboratory and Infectious Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, L.go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, ItalyLegal Medicine Section, Biomorf Department, Messina University, 98122 Messina, ItalyDepartment of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties G D’Alessandro, University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy<b>Background:</b> Invasive aspergillosis is an extremely rare condition in healthy and immunocompetent individuals, and very few cases have been reported in previously healthy, pregnant, or postpartum women. <b>Method:</b> We describe a case of invasive aspergillosis in a puerperal patient and present literature review results. <b>Case:</b> We present a case of fulminant invasive pulmonary aspergillosis with cerebral, cardiac, and gastric involvement in a young woman, occurring a few days after an elective cesarean section. The patient succumbed after intensive care unit admission, and the diagnosis was made postmortem through autopsy. <b>Conclusion:</b> A total of 20 cases of invasive aspergillosis have been previously reported in pregnant or postpartum women, with high mortality. The risk of opportunistic fungal infections during pregnancy and postpartum should not be underestimated.https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7449/16/6/100pregnancyinvasive pulmonary aspergillosisbrain aspergillosismyocardial aspergillosis |
| spellingShingle | Luca Pipitò Gennaro Baldino Giovanni Bartoloni Maurizio Sanguinetti Elvira Ventura Spagnolo Antonio Cascio Fulminant Invasive Aspergillosis in a Previously Healthy Woman After Cesarean Section and a Review of the Literature Infectious Disease Reports pregnancy invasive pulmonary aspergillosis brain aspergillosis myocardial aspergillosis |
| title | Fulminant Invasive Aspergillosis in a Previously Healthy Woman After Cesarean Section and a Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Fulminant Invasive Aspergillosis in a Previously Healthy Woman After Cesarean Section and a Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Fulminant Invasive Aspergillosis in a Previously Healthy Woman After Cesarean Section and a Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fulminant Invasive Aspergillosis in a Previously Healthy Woman After Cesarean Section and a Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Fulminant Invasive Aspergillosis in a Previously Healthy Woman After Cesarean Section and a Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | fulminant invasive aspergillosis in a previously healthy woman after cesarean section and a review of the literature |
| topic | pregnancy invasive pulmonary aspergillosis brain aspergillosis myocardial aspergillosis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7449/16/6/100 |
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