Acute lower Limb Ischemia Caused by Fungal Infective Atrial Thrombus: A Case Report

authors:

avatar Nasser Malekpour Alamdari ORCID 1 , * , avatar Maryam Abbasi 2 , avatar Faezeh Shams 2 , avatar Atoosa Gharib 3 , avatar SARA BESHARAT ORCID 4

Associate Professor of Surgery, Critical Care Quality Improvement Research Center, Shahid Modarres Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Clinical Research and Development Center, Shahid Modarres Hospital, Department of Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Assistant Professor of Molecular Pathology & Cytogenetics, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Shahid Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Assistant Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

how to cite: Malekpour Alamdari N, Abbasi M, Shams F, Gharib A, BESHARAT S. Acute lower Limb Ischemia Caused by Fungal Infective Atrial Thrombus: A Case Report. J Cell Mol Anesth. 2021;6(3):e150188. https://doi.org/10.22037/jcma.v6i3.33279.

Abstract

Introduction: Septic thromboemboli have two consequences, ischemic and infection. In this paper we discuss a case with acute lower limb ischemia caused by fungal infective atrial thrombus. The patient underwent an anticoagulant therapy. Case presentation:???????????????? A 43-year-old female patient who suffered from valvular heart disease (history of mitral and tricuspid valve replacement) was referred to the vascular surgery department of Modarres hospital with acute left limb ischemia. She underwent a successful emergency surgical thrombectomy. The pathological report of thrombus demonstrated fungal infection. ?Conclusion: After surgical thrombectomy to control the acute lower limb ischemia, antimicrobial treatment of septic emboli is necessary.

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