title: An Aspergillus myocardial abscess diagnosed by echocardiography.
abstract: This is a rare case of Aspergillus myocardial abscess in 19-year-old woman with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated by chemotherapy. During pancytopenia she developed invasive aspergillosis with myocardial abscess. The presence of specific antigen in the pericardial effusion was diagnostic. She died despite vigorous antifungal therapy.
authors.affiliation: CHU Saint Pierre, Brussels, Belgium. arsene_kemdem@stpierre-bru.be
authors.forename: Arsène
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kemdem
authors.forename: Imran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Laure
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ysebrand
authors.forename: Elias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nouar
authors.forename: Paul-Gael
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Silance
authors.forename: Mickael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aoun
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bron
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vandenbossche
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging