title: Invasive aspergillosis presenting as an intracardiac mass in an immunocompetent host.
abstract: Invasive aspergillosis is a severe fungal infection that primarily affects immunocompromised patients. We report a case of invasive aspergillosis presenting as a febrile respiratory infection with a cardiac mass in an immunocompetent patient. Excision of the intracardiac mass followed by histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis. The patient was managed with voriconazole, to which he responded well. Rare occurrence of an intracardiac mass with systemic aspergillosis in an immunocompetent host is discussed in this case report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Military Hospital (CTC), Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bajaj
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Military Hospital (CTC), Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Davinder
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chadha
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Military Hospital (CTC), Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hasija
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Military Hospital (CTC), Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Harmeet Singh
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Arora
mesh_terms: D061605:Administration, Intravenous; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D065819:Voriconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D065819:Voriconazole