Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  1997 Oct;30(10):1032-1035.

Aspergillus Infection in Large Thrombus of a Permanent Ventricular Pacing Lead

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  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Fungal infection of intracardiac pacing wire is very rare. We experienced a case of patient with functioning transvenous pacemaker lead, inserted 3 years previously, which was completely encased in a large thrombus infected with aspergillus. The lung biopsy also confirmed aspergillus infection.

Keyword

Aspergillosis; Thrombus; Pacemaker, artificial

MeSH Terms

Aspergillosis
Aspergillus*
Biopsy
Humans
Lung
Pacemaker, Artificial
Thrombosis*
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