title: Aspergillosis of the Heart and Lung and Review of Published Reports on Fungal Endocarditis.
abstract: Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is increasingly diagnosed in high-risk patients. The lesions are usually located in the lungs and/or sinuses, and the fungus may spread haematogenously to different organs; however, involvement of the heart during IA is very rare. We describe a unique case of invasive aspergillosis of the heart septum and the lungs in the allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Public Central Teaching Hospital in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sulik-Tyszka
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Oncology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kacprzyk
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Oncology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mądry
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathomorphology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Bogna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ziarkiewicz-Wróblewska
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Oncology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Wiesław
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jędrzejczak
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Public Central Teaching Hospital in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. zms1@wum.edu.pl.|Department of Dental Microbiology, Medical University of Warsaw, 1a Banacha Street, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland. zms1@wum.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wróblewska
mesh_terms: D001230:Aspergillus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D055744:Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000009:adverse effects
keywords: Amphotericin B; Heart; Invasive aspergillosis; Lung; Stem cell transplantation