Cavitary Pulmonary Aspergilloma after Norwood-I-Procedure - A Rare Complication after Delayed Sternal Closure in a Patient with HLHS
Robert Wagner *
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Leipzig, Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
Marcel Vollroth
Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Leipzig, Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
Martin Kostelka
Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Leipzig, Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
Christian Paech
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Leipzig, Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
Reinhard Berner
Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Dresden, Germany
Ingo Daehnert
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Leipzig, Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
Michael Weidenbach
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Leipzig, Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The presented case is the first to report on a child with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) with invasive aspergillosis (IA) progressing to cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis after Norwood stage I procedure.
Keywords: Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, hypoplastic left heart, Norwood procedure, delayed sternal closure