[Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis in a patient with a biventricular pacemaker]

Rev Esp Cardiol. 2005 May;58(5):596-7.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis is one of the rarest and severest complications in cardiological patients. We describe a patient with an intracardial pacemaker who was diagnosed as having Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis. Postmortem examination showed a large, Aspergillus-infected thrombus encased in the right ventricle, pulmonary trunk and main pulmonary branches.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aspergillosis / etiology*
  • Aspergillus fumigatus*
  • Endocarditis / etiology*
  • Endocarditis / microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pacemaker, Artificial / adverse effects*
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / etiology*