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J Korean Soc Echocardiogr. 2004 Dec;12(2):97-100. Korean.
Published online December 31, 2004.  https://doi.org/10.4250/jkse.2004.12.2.97
Copyright © 2004 Korean Society of Echocardiography
A Case of Fungal Vegetation on Aortic Graft
Hyeon Soo Cho, Ji Hoon Kang, Jun Ho Bae, Geu Ru Hong, Jong Seon Park, Jaekyo Lee, Dong Gu Shin, Yeong Jo Kim and Bong Seop Shim
Division of Cardiology Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
Division of Radiology, Yeungnam University Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
Abstract

A 40-year-old man who underwent 2 times of operation for the graft interposition with aortic valve replacement because of aortic dissection was admitted due to high fever and multiple petechiae on extremities for several days. We performed Transthoracic echocardiogram and MRI, revealed vegetation in the aortic arch and descending aorta. Re-do operation of aortic segment replacement and vegetation removal was carried out. Histological evaluation of vegetatation found fungal mass of aspergillus fumigatus.

Keywords: Vegetation; Aortic graft

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