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(Chest. 1999;116:1818-1820.)
© 1999 American College of Chest Physicians

Successful Treatment of Prosthetic Aortic Valve Mucormycosis*

Angel Sanchez-Recalde, MD; Jose L. Merino, MD; Francisco Dominguez, MD; Isabel Mate, MD; Jose L. Larrea, MD and Jose A. Sobrino, MD

* From the U. M. Q. Cardiología, Hospital General La Paz, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain.

Correspondence to: Angel Sanchez-Recalde, MD, U. M. Q. Cardiología (1a Pl. Centro), Hospital General "La Paz", P. de la Castellana 261, 28046 Madrid, Spain; e-mail: asrecalde{at}jet.es

Mucor endocarditis after cardiovascular surgery is rare and usually fatal. We report the first known case of prosthetic aortic valve mucormycosis in a patient without predisposing risk factors who was successfully treated using a combination of early antifungal drug therapy and surgical removal of infected material.

Key Words: amphotericin • mucormycosis • prosthetic aortic valve




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