A Rare Case of Aortoenteric Graft Erosion Presenting as Candida glabrata Fungemia.
Muhammad Adeel SamadDhaval PatelMartin AsplundDiane C Shih-Della PennaYaseen TomhePublished in: Case reports in vascular medicine (2021)
Patients with aortoenteric erosion can present with sepsis in absence of gastrointestinal bleeding. Emergent computed tomography angiogram (CTA) of abdomen and pelvis should be performed to assess for aortic graft erosion or fistula. Empiric treatment with antibiotics should include antifungal agent like micafungin until the final culture is reported. The definite management is an extra anatomic bypass, followed by graft excision.
Keyphrases
- rare case
- candida albicans
- computed tomography
- intensive care unit
- biofilm formation
- acute kidney injury
- magnetic resonance imaging
- positron emission tomography
- heart failure
- magnetic resonance
- pulmonary artery
- septic shock
- pulmonary hypertension
- atrial fibrillation
- smoking cessation
- pulmonary arterial hypertension