Cardiac Aspergillosis with pedunculated mass in the left ventricle |
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| Authors: | Rubio Alvarez José Sierra Quiroga Juan Rubio Taboada Carola Fernandez Gonzalez Angel Martinon Torres Federico Garcia-Bengochea José |
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| Institution: | Cardiovascular Surgery Unit, University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. framan1@hotmail.com |
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| Abstract: | Immunosuppression can allow organisms that are not usually pathogenetic to cause disease; under such circumstances, Aspergillus species frequently form large masses of fungal elements. We describe the case of a 12-year-old girl with hematologic remission of leukemia. She had a left ventricular pedunculated mass that was detected by echocardiographic study; at surgery, the presence of Aspergillus terreus was confirmed. |
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