Aspergillus endocarditis of the mitral valve with ventricular myocardial invasion, cerebral vasculitis, and intracranial mycotic aneurysm formation in a patient with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Bibin Varghese; Kevin Ting; Juan Lopez-Mattei; Cezar Iliescu; Joseph Kim; Peter Kim

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.05.001

Aspergillus endocarditis of the mitral valve with ventricular myocardial invasion, cerebral vasculitis, and intracranial mycotic aneurysm formation in a patient with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Bibin Varghese, Kevin Ting, Juan Lopez-Mattei, Cezar Iliescu, Joseph Kim, Peter Kim

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Abstract

Aspergillus endocarditis is a rare infection and reported mainly in immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of mitral valve aspergillus endocarditis with ventricular myocardial invasion, cerebral vasculitis and intracranial fungal aneurysm formation in a patient with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). This case illustrates the importance of prompt investigation and treatment of masses seen on an echocardiogram for rare infections such as Aspergillus endocarditis in immunocompromised patients.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	49-51
Number of pages	3
Journal	Medical Mycology Case Reports
Volume	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.05.001
State	Published - Sep 2018

Keywords

Aspergillus
CNS vasculitis
Endocarditis
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Mycotic aneurysm
Myocardial invasion

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Microbiology
Infectious Diseases

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Aspergillus endocarditis of the mitral valve with ventricular myocardial invasion, cerebral vasculitis, and intracranial mycotic aneurysm formation in a patient with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. / Varghese, Bibin; Ting, Kevin; Lopez-Mattei, Juan et al.
In: Medical Mycology Case Reports, Vol. 21, 09.2018, p. 49-51.

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Varghese, B, Ting, K, Lopez-Mattei, J, Iliescu, C, Kim, J & Kim, P 2018, 'Aspergillus endocarditis of the mitral valve with ventricular myocardial invasion, cerebral vasculitis, and intracranial mycotic aneurysm formation in a patient with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis', Medical Mycology Case Reports, vol. 21, pp. 49-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.05.001

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