[Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis in a patient with a biventricular pacemaker].
Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis is one of the rarest and severest complications in cardiological patients. We describe a patient with an intracardial pacemaker who was diagnosed as having Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis. Postmortem examination showed a large, Aspergillus-infected thrombus encased in the right ventricle, pulmonary trunk and main pulmonary branches.
Cuesta
José M
JM
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, España.
Fariñas
María C
MC
Rodilla
Irene G
IG
Salesa
Ricardo
R
de Berrazueta
José R
JR
D000368:Aged; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000209:etiology*