title: Fatal right-sided endocarditis due to Aspergillus in a kidney transplant recipient.
abstract: Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is an emerging infectious disease in different groups of immunocompromised patients. In transplant recipients, intensification of immunosuppressive therapy to treat allograft rejection poses a major risk factor for IA. We present the clinical features, diagnostic findings and outcome of a kidney transplant recipient who developed pulmonary aspergillosis complicated by endocarditis of his native tricuspid valve. Despite replacement of the valve and treatment with combined antifungal therapy, the patient died of an acute pulmonary bleeding.
authors: Department of Laboratory Medicine, UZ Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium. britt.vanmeensel@gmail.com
authors: Britt
authors: B
authors: Van Meensel
authors: Wouter
authors: W
authors: Meersseman
authors: Bert
authors: B
authors: Bammens
authors: Willy E
authors: WE
authors: Peetermans
authors: Marie-Christine
authors: MC
authors: Herregods
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Herijgers
authors: Katrien
authors: K
authors: Lagrou
mesh_terms: D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000382:microbiology*