Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis in an indigenous Australian male without classic risk factors

Aspergillus endocarditis is rare with most cases occurring in immunosuppressed patients. We present the case of an “immunocompetent” Indigenous Australian male with culture confirmed Aspergillus brain abscesses complicating bilateral endocarditis. The reported mortality rate for Aspergillus endocard...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Marinelli, Tina, Kidd, Sarah, Shaw, David, Rowe, Emily
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6159333/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30271705
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.09.005
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Sumario:Aspergillus endocarditis is rare with most cases occurring in immunosuppressed patients. We present the case of an “immunocompetent” Indigenous Australian male with culture confirmed Aspergillus brain abscesses complicating bilateral endocarditis. The reported mortality rate for Aspergillus endocarditis approaches 100%. Despite sub-optimal therapy this patient survived beyond expectation.

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