Aspergillus niger endocarditis in an immunocompetent patient: an unusual course.
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.
Kreiss
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Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Vered
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Keller
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Kochva
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Sidi
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Gur
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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