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 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.

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Main Authors: Bacal,Fernando, Andrade,Ana Cristina Magalhães, Migueletto,Bruno Cupertino, Bocchi,Edimar Alcides, Stolf,Noedir A. G., Fiorelli,Alfredo Inácio, Strabelli,Tânia Mara V., Benvenuti,Luis Alberto, Brandão,Carlos Manuel, Bellotti,Giovanni, Ramires,José Antônio Franchini
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC 2001
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2001000500007
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