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Non-valvular Infective Endocarditis Caused by Sarocladium kiliense in an Immunocompromised Patient with Aplastic
Hiroaki Kitamura1, Yasushi Kubota2, Rika Tomimasu1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Karatsu Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
Abstract:
Sarocladium kiliense is ubiquitous in the human environment and is an emerging opportunistic pathogen, especially among immunocompromised hosts. A 77-year-old man diagnosed with aplastic anemia suffered from non-valvular endocarditis. After he passed away, fungal hyphae were observed in several lesions on a postmortem examination. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and a DNA sequence analysis revealed S. kiliense as the causative organism. This is the first case report of non-valvular fungal endocarditis caused by S. kiliense identified by PCR and a DNA sequence analysis in an immunocompromised patient. Although rare, invasive fungal infection caused by S. kiliense should be considered in immunocompromised hosts.
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