A Rare Case of Aspergillus Mediastinitis After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review

Otávio Moreli Carneiro Monteiro; Minoru German Higa Júnior; Murillo Augusto Palhares; Maína de Oliveira Nunes; Marcia de Souza Carvalho Melhem; Marilene Rodrigues Chang

doi:10.12659/AJCR.933193

15 December 2021 : Case report Brazil

A Rare Case of Aspergillus Mediastinitis After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease

Otávio Moreli Carneiro Monteiro^1BCEF, Minoru German Higa Júnior^2BD, Murillo Augusto Palhares^3BC, Maína de Oliveira Nunes^4B, Marcia de Souza Carvalho Melhem^35D*, Marilene Rodrigues Chang^3ADEFG

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.933193

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e933193

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Figure 1. (A) Computed tomography image of a 3-tesla machine showing areas of mediastinal collections compatible with mediastinitis (arrows). (B) Computed tomography image of a 3-tesla machine showing areas of infection in the sternum (arrows) and mediastinal fluid collections (arrowheads).

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A Rare Case of Aspergillus Mediastinitis After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Case Report and Literature Review

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