Aspergillus Fungus Balls on the Mitral Valve

Autor:	Franca Gori, Elena Pedemonte, Gabriella Nesi
Rok vydání:	2001
Předmět:	Aspergillus Bronchus Lung biology Hypha business.industry fungi Nocardia Sporothrix General Medicine biology.organism_classification Microbiology Pseudallescheria boydii medicine.anatomical_structure Paranasal sinuses medicine business
Zdroj:	New England Journal of Medicine. 344:310-311
ISSN:	1533-4406 0028-4793
DOI:	10.1056/nejm200101253440418
Popis:	To the Editor: The term “fungus ball” refers to a saprophytic colonization of a cavity by fungous hyphae without invasion of adjacent tissue.1 It usually occurs in the lung (typically in a parenchymal cavity or an ectatic bronchus), the paranasal sinuses, the nasal and auricular cavities, or the urinary tract.2 Aspergillus is most commonly involved in the formation of fungus balls, although these growths may occasionally be caused by candida, Pseudallescheria boydii, sporothrix, or penicillium or by bacteria (namely, nocardia). We report a case of fungus balls within the heart cavities. A previously healthy 56-year-old woman was admitted with pneumonia . . .
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