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Aspergillus coronary embolization causing acute myocardial infarction
M Laszewski1, M Trigg, P de Alarcon
1Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242.
Bone Marrow Transplantation
|May 1, 1988
Summary
Disseminated aspergillosis, a fungal infection, rarely affects the heart. This case highlights Aspergillus pancarditis and coronary embolization causing myocardial infarction in a pediatric bone marrow transplant patient.
Area of Science:
- Medicine
- Cardiology
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Disseminated aspergillosis is increasingly observed in immunocompromised individuals, particularly bone marrow transplant recipients.
- Cardiac involvement by Aspergillus species is a rare but serious complication.
Observation:
- A 7-year-old patient, post-bone marrow transplant, presented with disseminated aspergillosis.
- The patient experienced Aspergillus embolization to the coronary arteries.
Findings:
- The case involved Aspergillus pancarditis, affecting all layers of the heart.
- Coronary artery embolization resulted in a massive acute myocardial infarction.
Implications:
- Myocardial injury due to disseminated aspergillosis should be considered in immunocompromised children with chest pain.
- This case underscores the importance of considering rare cardiac complications in pediatric transplant patients with invasive fungal infections.