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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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Fungal endocarditis: A rare presentation
Sistla Radha1, Tameem Afroz1, Mohammed Umar Amaan2, Mallindra Swamy3
1 Department of Anatomical Pathology and Cytology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
2 Deccan College of Medical Sciences,Hyderabad, Telangana, India
3 Department of Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Correspondence Address:
Sistla Radha
Department of Anatomical Pathology and Cytology, Hyderabad, Telangana,
India
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DOI: 10.4103/heartindia.heartindia_29_22
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Endocarditis is inflammation of the innermost lining of the heart including the valves. It can be of infective or noninfective etiology. It is a relatively rare disease with high morbidity and mortality. There are a very few cases reported from India. Infective endocarditis due to fungal organisms accounts for 2%–4% of endocarditis. We report a case of Aspergillus endocarditis in a patient with chronic rheumatic heart disease, which was incidentally diagnosed during surgery. The patient was treated with mitral valve replacement and antifungal agents. One year after surgery, the patient has a good prosthetic valve function with no evidence of vegetations.
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