Narges Najafi, Azam Moslemi, Rahman Ghafari, Shadi Shayesteh Azar, Maryam Nabati, Leila Faeli, Maryam Salimi, Roghayeh Mirzakhani, Tahereh Shokohi
BACKGROUND: Aspergillus endocarditis (AE) is a rare fatal infection. The infection is often reported in patients with prosthetic heart valves, immunosuppressed, broad-spectrum antimicrobial use regimens, and drug abusers. METHODS: Herein, we report a rare case of native mitral valve AE in a 63-year-old man, with a probable COVID-19-associated invasive pulmonary aspergillosis nine months ago treated with antifungals. RESULTS: In the last admission, the lethargy, neurological deficit, and septic-embolic brain abscess in brain MRI led to suspicion of infective endocarditis...
January 2023: Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis