Scopulariopsis brevicaulis infection of prosthetic valve resembling aspergilloma on histopathology

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 381-383

  Jain, Deepali ^a   Oberoi, Jaswinder Kaur ^a   Shahi, Sudhir Kumar ^a   Shivnani, Ganesh ^a   Wattal, Chand ^a  

^a SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Endocarditis; Fungal prosthetic valve; Scopulariopsis

Indexed keywords

VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOMA; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GIANT CELL; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYALOHYPHOMYCOSIS; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; STERNOTOMY; SUTURE;

ASPERGILLOSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MYCOSES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; SCOPULARIOPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80054942870     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: 18791336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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