Aspergillus mural endocarditis presenting with multiple cerebral abscesses

Aspergillus mural endocarditis presenting with multiple cerebral abscesses

Abstract Background Fungal endocarditis is a rare and lethal cardiac infection which most commonly presents in immunocompromised patients or patients with other predisposing conditions. In a small subset of these patients, lesions present as mural masses and do not have any involvement with native v...

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Main Authors: Andrew A. Pavlina, Jared W. Peacock, Saad A. Ranginwala, Peter M. Pavlina, Joshua Ahier, Courtney R. Hanak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Antifungal
Antiviral agents
Embolism
Endocarditis
Infection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-018-0796-4

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