• Ann. Thorac. Surg. · Jun 1998

    Case Reports

    Fungal purulent constrictive pericarditis in a heart transplant patient.

    • C C Canver, A K Patel, P Kosolcharoen, and M C Voytovich.
    • Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison 53792, USA. cccanver@facstaff.wisc.edu
    • Ann. Thorac. Surg. 1998 Jun 1; 65 (6): 1792-4.

    AbstractPurulent pericarditis caused by Candida species is rare and is associated with very high mortality. Immunosuppressed transplant patients are particularly susceptible to fungal infections. We report a case of Candida purulent constrictive pericarditis in an immunocompromised heart transplant patient who was treated successfully with antifungal agents, surgical drainage, and pericardiectomy.

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