Sultana Habib, Shafaat, Kanwal Fatima, Kazmi K S, Masoor Alam, Akhtar Hussain.
Fungal Endocarditis
Pak J Cardiol Sep - Dec 2005;16(3):149-53.
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi
Fungal infective endocarditis is rare but serious disease, reported mainly in I.V. drug abusers, those undergo open heart surgery, immunodeficient states and prosthetic valve endocarditis. A case of successfully treated fungal native tricuspid valve endocarditis with repeated pulmonary embolism is being reported, with highly suggestive clinical presentation. Diagnosis was confirmed bygrowth of `Aspergillus Fumigatus` on fungal culture and TTE and TEE. Anti fungal therapy and surgery was main stay of treatment.
Category: Case Reports
Keywords: Infective Endocarditis. Fungal Infections. Aspergillus Fumigatus.
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