Aspergillus flavus native valve endocarditis following combined liver and renal transplantation: Case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Aspergillus endocarditis is a rare infection that occurs most commonly in patients with prior cardiac surgery but cases in post-transplant recipients without prior cardiac surgery have been reported. Diagnosis is often delayed and requires high index of suspicion. We here report a case of Aspergillus endocarditis in solid organ transplant recipient.

Keywords: Aspergillus endocarditis; culture-negative endocarditis; endocarditis in transplant recipients.