title: Cardiac Aspergillosis with pedunculated mass in the left ventricle.
abstract: Immunosuppression can allow organisms that are not usually pathogenetic to cause disease; under such circumstances, Aspergillus species frequently form large masses of fungal elements. We describe the case of a 12-year-old girl with hematologic remission of leukemia. She had a left ventricular pedunculated mass that was detected by echocardiographic study; at surgery, the presence of Aspergillus terreus was confirmed.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Unit, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. framan1@hotmail.com
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rubio Alvarez
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sierra Quiroga
authors.forename: Carola
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rubio Taboada
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernandez Gonzalez
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martinon Torres
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garcia-Bengochea
mesh_terms: D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography
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