title: Aspergillus niger endocarditis in an immunocompetent patient: an unusual course.
abstract: Aspergillus is an opportunistic nosocomial fungus generally associated with a high mortality rate. A niger has been rarely associated with infection, and most cases have occurred in patients who have recently undergone heart surgery or in immunocompromised patients. We present a case of an immunocompetent patient with A niger endocarditis which illustrates the difficulties in diagnosis and the possible insidious course of fungal endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kreiss
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Vered
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kochva
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sidi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gur
mesh_terms: D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology*; D001234:Aspergillus niger; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged