Aspergillus endocarditis: cure without surgical valve replacement

Aspergillus endocarditis: cure without surgical valve replacement

We have reported a case of fungal native valve endocarditis due to Aspergillus sp in which cure was effected by medical therapy alone. An infected sternectomy wound from a previous aortic valve replacement was considered a contraindication to surgery.

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Veröffentlicht in:Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Ala.), 1990-03, Vol.83 (3), p.351-352
Hauptverfasser: Maderazo, E G, Hickingbotham, N, Cooper, B, Murcia, A
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Sprache:eng
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Aged
Amphotericin B - therapeutic use
Aspergillosis - drug therapy
Aspergillosis - pathology
Aspergillosis - surgery
Endocarditis - drug therapy
Endocarditis - pathology
Endocarditis - surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:We have reported a case of fungal native valve endocarditis due to Aspergillus sp in which cure was effected by medical therapy alone. An infected sternectomy wound from a previous aortic valve replacement was considered a contraindication to surgery.
ISSN:0038-4348
DOI:10.1097/00007611-199003000-00027