Late onset pacemaker lead fungal endocarditis in an immunocompetent host: A rare entity

Autor: Rohit Tandon, Raahat Bansal, Amit Verma, Gurpreet S. Wander, Jasmine Mutti
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports, Vol 2, Iss , Pp S114-S116 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2468-600X
DOI: 10.1016/j.ihjccr.2018.08.015
Popis: Intra-cardiac device related fungal endocarditis in an immunocompetent host is a rare occurrence. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial for survival. Here we report a case of Aspergillus fumigatus related infective endocarditis in a 55-year-old immunocompetent male with dual chamber pacemaker who presented with pyrexia of unknown origin.
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