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Visceral leishmaniasis complicated by fungal pulmonary valve endocarditis.

Darwazah AK, Hawari MH, Qaqa Z, Abu Sham'a RA, Sharabati B

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Makassed Hospital, Mount of Olives, PO Box 19482, Jerusalem, Israel. darwaz30@hotmail.com

We present a rare neglected case of fungal pulmonary valve endocarditis which presented with typical extra cardiac manifestations after repeated injections for treatment of visceral leishmaniasis. Surgical intervention to replace the pulmonary valve was the only option to manage the patient in spite of extensive medical treatment.

Published 25 September 2006 in J Infect, 53(4): e185-9.
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