| Literature DB >> 29162777 |
Akiko Hayashi1, Sayuki Kobayashi1, Itaru Hisauchi1, Takaaki Komatsu1, Shiro Nakahara1, Yoshihiko Sakai1, Kosuke Haruki2, Isao Taguchi1.
Abstract
Here, we report on a healthy 30-year-old man with no significant medical history, who tested negative for human immunodeficiency virus antigenemia but developed Aspergillus pancarditis. A case of this kind is extremely rare, and to the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient with Aspergillus pancarditis, which generally leads to a very poor outcome, who had a long-term favorable clinical course. A biopsy from the right atrium of hypertrophied atrial septum was essential for obtaining the definitive diagnosis. Long-term administration of an effective antifungal oral agent might account for the patient's favorable outcome.Entities:
Keywords: Biopsy; Pancarditis
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29162777 DOI: 10.1536/ihj.16-485
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int Heart J ISSN: 1349-2365 Impact factor: 1.862