Aspergillus is an opportunistic nosocomial fungus generally associated with a high mortality
rate. A niger has been rarely associated with infection, and most cases have occurred in …

We report a case of isolated myocardial involvement due to Aspergillus sp., in a patient with
multiple organ failure but no demonstrable immune deficiency apart from corticosteroid …

A Case of Aspergillus Mural Endocarditis Presenting With Complete Atrioventricular Block after
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Twenty-one cases of fungal infection of the heart were encountered among 4000 necropsies
performed in a South Indian hospital over a period of 20 years. All 5 cases of endocarditis …

Excerpt INTRODUCTION Endocardial involvement in fungal disease is uncommon. Its true
incidence has been obscured by confusion in terminology by both clinicians and …

tricuspid insufficiency, multiple bilateral pulmonary infiltrates, and blood cultures positive for
Staphylococcus aureus. An initial M-mode echocardiogram demonstrated no abnormality of …

The most common type of infective endocarditis is bacterial endocarditis. However, fungal
infections have been seen more frequently, mostly in the immunocompromised population …

A patient with Aspergillus endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis is described. A 55-year-
old man developed necrotizing fasciitis of the lower abdominal wall, pelvis and right thigh …

Fungal endocarditis is not rare. It usually develops in patients with abnormal or surgically
traumatized hearts, to whose blood fungi have gained access, perhaps during temporary …

A review of the medical literature over the last ten years indicates the rarity of antemortem
diagnosis and treatment of systemic aspergillosis despite its rapid increase in incidence in …