SHIMIZU MIKIKO
   Department   School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine
   Position   Assistant Professor
Article types Case report
Language English
Peer review Non peer reviewed
Title Septic pulmonary embolism secondary to prosthetic conduit fungal endocarditis in a child.
Journal Formal name:General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Abbreviation:Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
ISSN code:18636713/18636705
Domestic / ForeginForegin
Volume, Issue, Page 71(1),pp.67-70
Author and coauthor NAKAYAMA Yuki†, SHINKAWA Takeshi, SHIMIZU MIKIKO, NIINAMI Hiroshi
Publication date 2023/01
Summary An 11 year-old boy underwent pulmonary vegetectomy and right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit replacement for septic pulmonary embolism secondary to prosthetic conduit fungal endocarditis. He had previous surgical history of Senning/Rastelli procedure for corrected transposition of the great arteries at 5 years old. He was diagnosed with prosthetic fungal endocarditis caused by Candida parapsilosis, and suffered from growing vegetation and progressive septic pulmonary embolism despite fungal treatment. At emergent operation, pulmonary vegetectomy was performed under intermittent moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest, and infected conduit with vegetation was replaced. Approximately 2 years after the operation, he is well under anti-fungal medication.
DOI 10.1007/s11748-022-01890-8
PMID 36401779