“Mushroom in the heart”: a Volvariella volvacea infective endocarditis case report

Volvariella volvacea (V. volvacea), an edible mushroom, may act as a pathogenic agent causing invasive fungal infections (IFIs) in immunocompromised patients. We present a 38-year-old male with persistent high fever post-allo-HSCT. Plasma mNGS revealed rising V. volvacea DNA loads (1,137 copies/μl)....

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Published in:	Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Main Authors:	Yunhan Mao, XinPei Liu, ChaoJi Zhang, Jun Zheng
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-09-01
Subjects:	Volvariella volvacea infective endocarditis invasive fungal infections allogeneic HSCT fungal endocarditis surgery
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1643975/full