Mediastinal abscess after lung transplantation secondary to Burkholderia gladioli infection

Alistair C Church; Pasupathy Sivasothy; Jasvir Parmer; Juliet Foweraker

doi:10.1016/j.healun.2009.01.019

Mediastinal abscess after lung transplantation secondary to Burkholderia gladioli infection

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2009 May;28(5):511-4. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.01.019. Epub 2009 Apr 5.

Authors

Alistair C Church¹, Pasupathy Sivasothy, Jasvir Parmer, Juliet Foweraker

Affiliation

¹ Department of Transplantation, Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard, Cambridgeshire, UK.

PMID: 19416783
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.01.019

Abstract

Burkholderia gladioli is an unusual organism that has become increasingly responsible for infections in patients who are immunosuppressed, including patients who have undergone solid organ transplantation. This article presents a patient in whom a mediastinal mass due to Burkholderia gladioli developed after lung transplantation. A review of the literature is also presented.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Abscess / diagnosis*
Abscess / drug therapy
Abscess / immunology
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Burkholderia Infections / diagnosis*
Burkholderia Infections / drug therapy
Burkholderia Infections / immunology
Burkholderia gladioli*
Combined Modality Therapy
Cystic Fibrosis / surgery*
Diagnosis, Differential
Drainage
Drug Therapy, Combination
Humans
Infusions, Intravenous
Lung Transplantation / immunology*
Male
Mediastinal Diseases / diagnosis*
Mediastinal Diseases / drug therapy
Mediastinal Diseases / immunology
Meropenem
Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
Opportunistic Infections / immunology
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis*
Postoperative Complications / drug therapy
Postoperative Complications / immunology
Thienamycins / administration & dosage
Tobramycin / administration & dosage
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Thienamycins
Meropenem
Tobramycin