Early Aspergillus pacemaker pocket infection: Case and review

Jennifer L. Pincus; Maximillian Jahng; Larry Massie; Samuel A. Lee

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2012.05.002

Early Aspergillus pacemaker pocket infection: Case and review

Jennifer L. Pincus^*, Maximillian Jahng, Larry Massie, Samuel A. Lee

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Abstract

We report the first case to our knowledge of an early pacemaker pocket infection due to Aspergillus fumigatus. Several cases of late pacemaker pocket infection by Aspergillus have been reported, but it remains exceedingly rare. Recognition of Aspergillus infection as a potential early or late complication of placement of pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillator devices may help clinicians diagnose and treat future cases of this potentially devastating infection.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	32-34
Number of pages	3
Journal	Medical Mycology Case Reports
Volume	1
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2012.05.002
State	Published - Dec 1 2012

Keywords

Aspergillus
Case report
Invasive Aspergillus
Pacemaker pocket infection

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Infectious Diseases
Microbiology

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