Pacemaker lead infection caused by Aspergillus fumigatus. 2006

Pablo Javier Marchena Yglesias, and José Antonio Nieto Rodríguez, and Gregorio Arranz García, and David Vaño Sanchís, and Natividad Sánchez-Manjavacas Muños, and José Francisco Dimas Nuñez
Hospital Virgen De La Luz, Internal Medicine Department, Cuenca, Spain.

We report a case of pacemaker lead infection caused by Aspergillus fumigatus that was successfully treated by surgery and with voriconazole. This infection is rare and dangerous. When it is suspected, transesophageal echocardiography should be performed to look for lead-attached vegetations and the entire pacing system should be removed.

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