Aspergillosis of the Heart and Lung and Review of Published Reports on Fungal Endocarditis
Open Access
- 31 May 2016
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Mycopathologia
- Vol. 181 (7-8) , 583-588
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.Keywords
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