Endocarditis caused by Arthrographis kalrae

Javier de Diego Candela; Alberto Forteza; Diana García; Gustavo Prieto; Raquel Bellot; Susana Villar; Jose María Cortina

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.04.021

Endocarditis caused by Arthrographis kalrae

Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Jul;90(1):e4-5. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.04.021.

Authors

Javier de Diego Candela¹, Alberto Forteza, Diana García, Gustavo Prieto, Raquel Bellot, Susana Villar, Jose María Cortina

Affiliation

¹ Servicio de Cirugía Cardiaca, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España.

PMID: 20609735
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.04.021

Abstract

Arthrographis kalrae is an uncommon etiology in clinical fungal infections. We describe a patient with native aortic valve endocarditis and aortic pseudoaneurysm caused by this agent who required multiple cardiac procedures.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Endocarditis / microbiology*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Mycoses / complications*
Saccharomycetales / isolation & purification*