Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis on a normal heart valve.
We have described an elderly man with no known underlying predisposing systemic or valvular disease who had mitral valve infection and endophthalmitis due to Aspergillus fumigatus. Two-dimensional echocardiography was valuable in detecting fungal vegetations.
D000368:Aged; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004452:Echocardiography; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery
D000666:Amphotericin B; D005437:Flucytosine