Histoplasmosis as a late infectious complication following heart transplantation in a patient with Chagas' disease

AUTOR(ES)

Bacal, Fernando, Andrade, Ana Cristina Magalhães, Migueletto, Bruno Cupertino, Bocchi, Edimar Alcides, Stolf, Noedir A. G., Fiorelli, Alfredo Inácio, Strabelli, Tânia Mara V., Benvenuti, Luis Alberto, Brandão, Carlos Manuel, Bellotti, Giovanni, Ramires, José Antônio Franchini

FONTE

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2001-05

RESUMO

Infectious complications following heart transplantation are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Generally, bacterial infections are predominant; however, fungal infections can be responsible for up to 25% of infectious events. We report the case of a patient who presented with histoplasmosis as an infectious complication five years after heart transplantation due to a chagasic cardiopathy. This association has rarely been reported in the international literature.

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