Tricuspid valve and pacemaker endocarditis due to Pseudallescheria boydii (Scedosporium apiospermum)

Javier A. Laurini; J. Elliot Carter; Andrea G. Kahn

doi:10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181a0b01c

Tricuspid valve and pacemaker endocarditis due to Pseudallescheria boydii (Scedosporium apiospermum)

Javier A. Laurini, J. Elliot Carter, Andrea G. Kahn

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Abstract

We report a case of native valve and pacemaker endocarditis in a 78-year-old male with diabetes mellitus who died after cardiac surgery. At autopsy, tricuspid valve vegetations and lung abscesses containing thick, hyaline, septate, and branching hyphae were present. The culture identified Scedosporium apiospermum, an infrequent cause of opportunistic infections in immunocompromised hosts.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	515-517
Number of pages	3
Journal	Southern Medical Journal
Volume	102
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181a0b01c
State	Published - May 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Endocarditis
Pseudallescheria
Scedosporium
Tricuspid valve

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