Isolated Cardiac Aspergillosis

Ruma Ray, ZN Singh, HS Wasir, P Chopra
Departments of Pathology and Cardiology,
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.

A 40-year-old man, a known case of Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome, was admitted to the hospital in an  unconscious state. In spite of medical treatment, the patient died within two hours of admission. At autopsy, the  deceased was found to have aspergillosis involving the interatrial septum, aortic valve and root of the aorta. The  rest of the organs were unremarkable. The patient did not show any obvious signs of being immunocompromised.  We report this case of isolated cardiac aspergillosis in an apparently healthy individual. (Indian Heart J 2001;  53: 505–507) 

Key Words: Cardiac aspergillosis, Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome, Infection