Successful treatment of Mycoplasma mediastinitis after heart-lung transplantation. 1993

E M Boyle, and J Burdine, and R M Bolman
Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle.

Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum are members of the Mycoplasma genus that can infect surgical wounds. These organisms are rarely cultured by conventional laboratory techniques, and they respond poorly to commonly used broad-spectrum antibiotics. Including this case, five cases of Mycoplasma mediastinitis have been reported, three of which followed heart-lung transplantation. Successful treatment of Mycoplasma mediastinitis after heart-lung transplantation was achieved in this patient with extensive debridement, muscle-flap coverage, and long-term antibiotics. Possible sources of this infection after heart-lung transplantation and treatment options are discussed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008480 Mediastinitis Inflammation of the mediastinum, the area between the pleural sacs. Mediastinum Inflammation,Inflammation, Mediastinum,Inflammations, Mediastinum,Mediastinitides,Mediastinum Inflammations
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009175 Mycoplasma Infections Infections with species of the genus MYCOPLASMA. Eperythrozoonosis,Infections, Mycoplasma,Eperythrozoonoses,Infection, Mycoplasma,Mycoplasma Infection
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013249 Sternum A long, narrow, and flat bone commonly known as BREASTBONE occurring in the midsection of the anterior thoracic segment or chest region, which stabilizes the rib cage and serves as the point of origin for several muscles that move the arms, head, and neck.
D016041 Heart-Lung Transplantation The simultaneous, or near simultaneous, transference of heart and lungs from one human or animal to another. Grafting, Heart-Lung,Transplantation, Heart-Lung,Grafting, Heart Lung,Graftings, Heart-Lung,Heart Lung Transplantation,Heart-Lung Grafting,Heart-Lung Graftings,Heart-Lung Transplantations,Transplantation, Heart Lung,Transplantations, Heart-Lung

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