Aspergillus niger endocarditis in an immunocompetent patient: An unusual course

Yitshak Kreiss; Zvi Vered; Nathan Keller; Ilan Kochva; Yechezkel Sidi; Hanan Gur

doi:10.1136/pmj.76.892.105

Aspergillus niger endocarditis in an immunocompetent patient: An unusual course

Yitshak Kreiss, Zvi Vered, Nathan Keller, Ilan Kochva, Yechezkel Sidi, Hanan Gur

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Abstract

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 patients who have recently undergone heart surgery or in immunocompromised patients. We present a case of an immunocompetent patient with A niger endocarditis which illustrates the difficulties in diagnosis and the possible insidious course of fungal endocarditis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	105-106
Number of pages	2
Journal	Postgraduate Medical Journal
Volume	76
Issue number	892
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/pmj.76.892.105
State	Published - Feb 2000
Externally published	Yes

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Aspergillus niger
Endocarditis
Transoesophageal echocardiography

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