<i>Aspergillus</i> Spondylodiscitis in an Immunocompetent Patient With Recurrent <i>Aspergillus</i> Endocarditis; A Clinical Case Report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Fungal endocarditis is a very uncommon and deadly illness that causes inflammation in the heart's lining, including the valves. Aspergillus endocarditis is the second most common cause of prosthetic endocarditis, especially the aortic valve, after Candida spp. Aspergillus endocarditis can occur on native and prosthetic valves, even in immunocompetent hosts.

Case report

In this article, we describe a case of recurrent aortic-valve Aspergillus endocarditis occurring in a Caucasian man without previously known immunocompromised status with multiple brain septic emboli and spondylodiscitis. The patient was successfully responsive to liposomal amphotericin B.

Discussion

Early recognition in patients with underlying immunosuppressive

SUBMITTER: Meidani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12006791 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature