[Aspergillotic septic endocarditis of the mitral and trigeminal valves as a complication of silicotuberculosis].
Fungal endocarditis is caused by fungi Candida and Aspergillus. Continuous intravenous infusions, catheterization, open-heart surgery, tracheal injuries, artificial heart valves can serve as predisposing factors. Aspergillus endocarditis is more common in severe infectious diseases after a prolonged use of antibiotics, cytostatics, glucocorticoids. A case of aspergillus endocarditis of mitral and tricuspid valves is described in a 55-year old patient. The man had been long suffering from silicotuberculosis and had been on a prolonged antibacterial therapy. The aspergillus endocarditis must have developed in the patient due to marked dysbacteriosis.
D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004699:Endocardium / Q000473:pathology; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D012830:Silicotuberculosis / Q000150:complications*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve
Aspergilleznyĭ septicheskiĭ éndokardit mitral'nogo i trekhstvorchatogo klapanov kak oslozhnenie silikotuberkuleza.