| Literature DB >> 24532625 |
Jeewan Pillai1, Mohammad Mubeen, Amit Chaudhari, Basant Dalmia.
Abstract
A 47-year-old man who had a pacemaker implanted 2 years earlier, recently developed a fever and had been on antibiotics for 2 months. He presented with pulmonary emboli, and underwent lead extraction and emboli removal. Histopathology demonstrated Aspergillus. Amphotericin B was continued postoperatively. This rare case of pacemaker lead endocarditis suggests that vigorous medical and surgical intervention can be curative.Entities:
Keywords: Antifungal agents; aspergillus fumigates; echocardiography; endocarditis; pacemaker
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Year: 2013 PMID： 24532625 DOI： 10.1177/0218492312450448
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann ISSN： 0218-4923