Heart transplantation for end-stage heart failure combined with Q fever isolated to the heart: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Active infection is generally considered a contraindication for heart transplantation. The rare combination of a patient with an active Coxiella burnetii infection and a congenital corrected transposition of the great arteries requiring heart transplantation impose challenging treatment decisions. We would like to demonstrate that if Q fever is restricted to the heart only, heart transplantation is also beneficial from an infectious point of view, therefore treating two severe conditions simultaneously.

Case summary

A patient with end-stage heart failure due to congenital corrected transposition of the great arteries and requiring heart transplantation developed chronic Q fever and endocarditis. Different antibiotic regimes were tried due to severe adverse

SUBMITTER: van 't Veer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7793143 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature