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.
Subject(s)
Aspergillosis/etiology , Aspergillus fumigatus , Endocarditis/etiology , Pacemaker, Artificial/adverse effects , Prosthesis-Related Infections/etiology , Aged , Endocarditis/microbiology , Female , HumansABSTRACT
La endocarditis por Aspergillus fumigatus es una de las complicaciones más raras y severas que puede presentar un paciente cardiológico. Presentamos el caso de una paciente portadora de marcapasos endocavitario diagnosticada de endocarditis por Aspergillus. El estudio postmortem mostró un trombo infectado por Aspergillus que ocupaba el ventrículo derecho, así como la arteria y las ramas de la arteria pulmonar (AU)
Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis is one of the rare stand 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 (AU)
