Cardiac Aspergilloma: A Rare Case of a Cardiac Mass Involving the Native Tricuspid Valve, Right Atrium, and Right Ventricle in an Immunocompromised Patient

Aspergillus can cause devastating opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. Rarely does this fungus invade the heart, and when it does, survival is especially poor despite optimal medical and surgical treatment. We report a case of cardiac aspergilloma with involvement of the tricuspid...

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Published in:Case reports in cardiology 2018-01, Vol.2018 (2018), p.1-4
Main Authors: Chen-Milhone, Christina S., Mungee, Sudhir, Chakravarthy Potu, Kalyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal surgery
Anemia
Bacteria
Cardiac arrhythmia
Case Report
Case reports
Embolisms
Endocarditis
Family medical history
Heart
Infectious diseases
Leukemia
Medical prognosis
Medicine
Metastasis
Pneumonia
Sepsis
Thoracic surgery
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Summary:Aspergillus can cause devastating opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. Rarely does this fungus invade the heart, and when it does, survival is especially poor despite optimal medical and surgical treatment. We report a case of cardiac aspergilloma with involvement of the tricuspid valve and both the right atrium and ventricle found on a transthoracic echocardiogram in an immunocompromised patient after developing atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate. The findings from this case suggest that early clinical suspicion is critical in early diagnosis and thus early treatment.
ISSN:2090-6404
2090-6412
DOI:10.1155/2018/6927436