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Original Article

Fungal endocarditis caused by Arnium leporinum following cardiac surgery

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Pages 225-234 | Accepted 09 Jan 1984, Published online: 09 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

A case of fungal endocarditis caused by the coprophilous ascomycete Arnium leporinum is reported in a 19-year-old male living in Colombia. The fungus was seen in tissue and recovered in pure culture from peripheral emboli, a mitral valve, pus from an osteolytic lesion, and kidney. The patient died 21 months after cardiac surgery. The range of A. leporinum in the Americas is expanded to include Colombia.

Sumario

Se describe un paciente colombiano de 14 años con endocarditis debida al ascomiceto coprofílico Arnium leporinum. El hongo fue observado en el tejido ó aislado en cultivo puro a partir de émbolos periféricos, válvula mitral, pus de lesión osteolítica y riñón. El paciente falleció 21 meses después de cirugia cardiovascular. Este hallazgo permite ampliar la distribución conicida de A. leporinum en las Américas hasta Colombia.

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