Paecilomyces javanicus Endocarditis of native and prosthetic aortic valve

A 41-year-old diabetic woman developed endocarditis of the aortic valve caused by Paecilomyces javanicus six years after insertion of a porcine mitral valve heterograft. The patient died shortly after aortic valve replacement. Autopsy revealed vegetations of the aortic heterograft, valve ring absces...

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