Favourable outcome of Fusarium prosthetic valve endocarditis in a patient with an Ebstein anomaly
Fungal endocarditis is rare, challenging to diagnose and treat and associated with high mortality. We describe a case of Fusarium solani endocarditis in a patient with Ebstein’s anomaly with a favourable outcome. Contribution: We emphasise that surgical intervention with source control of the infec...
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| author | Scott G. Lee-Jones Stefan Van der Westhuizen Johannes Taljaard Nelesh P. Govender Rubina Razack |
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| description | Fungal endocarditis is rare, challenging to diagnose and treat and associated with high mortality. We describe a case of Fusarium solani endocarditis in a patient with Ebstein’s anomaly with a favourable outcome.
Contribution: We emphasise that surgical intervention with source control of the infective vegetation is still the mainstay of treatment and highlight the importance of submitting infected source material for histology, culture and molecular testing to identify the causative organism. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-84e2a04a01604eb581274977d23072fc2025-02-11T13:29:28ZengAOSISSouthern African Journal of Infectious Diseases2312-00532313-18102025-02-01401e1e510.4102/sajid.v40i1.699333Favourable outcome of Fusarium prosthetic valve endocarditis in a patient with an Ebstein anomalyScott G. Lee-Jones0Stefan Van der Westhuizen1Johannes Taljaard2Nelesh P. Govender3Rubina Razack4Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape TownDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape TownDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape TownSchool of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; and Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, ExeterDivision of Anatomical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape TownFungal endocarditis is rare, challenging to diagnose and treat and associated with high mortality. We describe a case of Fusarium solani endocarditis in a patient with Ebstein’s anomaly with a favourable outcome. Contribution: We emphasise that surgical intervention with source control of the infective vegetation is still the mainstay of treatment and highlight the importance of submitting infected source material for histology, culture and molecular testing to identify the causative organism.https://sajid.co.za/index.php/sajid/article/view/699endocarditisinvasive fungifusariumfusariosisebstein anomaly |
| spellingShingle | Scott G. Lee-Jones Stefan Van der Westhuizen Johannes Taljaard Nelesh P. Govender Rubina Razack Favourable outcome of Fusarium prosthetic valve endocarditis in a patient with an Ebstein anomaly Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases endocarditis invasive fungi fusarium fusariosis ebstein anomaly |
| title | Favourable outcome of Fusarium prosthetic valve endocarditis in a patient with an Ebstein anomaly |
| title_full | Favourable outcome of Fusarium prosthetic valve endocarditis in a patient with an Ebstein anomaly |
| title_fullStr | Favourable outcome of Fusarium prosthetic valve endocarditis in a patient with an Ebstein anomaly |
| title_full_unstemmed | Favourable outcome of Fusarium prosthetic valve endocarditis in a patient with an Ebstein anomaly |
| title_short | Favourable outcome of Fusarium prosthetic valve endocarditis in a patient with an Ebstein anomaly |
| title_sort | favourable outcome of fusarium prosthetic valve endocarditis in a patient with an ebstein anomaly |
| topic | endocarditis invasive fungi fusarium fusariosis ebstein anomaly |
| url | https://sajid.co.za/index.php/sajid/article/view/699 |
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