Manickam Subramanian Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
fungal infections
Chettinad Hospital & Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Chennai, India
The incidence of cardiac fungal infections have become increased due to increased usage of central venous line, in situ catheters, prosthetic heart valves, and the use of antineoplastic drugs, antibiotics and steroids. Cardiac involvement may present as endocarditis, myocarditis, pericarditis or intracardiac fungal mass.
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Author(s): Manickam Subramanian, Somasundaram Sivaraman, Einstien and Alex Daniel Prabhu
Right Atrial Fungal Mass Mimicking Cardiac Myxoma in an Immunocompetent Patient-A Case Report
The incidence of cardiac fungal infections have become increased due to increased usage of central venous line, in situ catheters, prosthetic heart valves, and the use of antineoplastic drugs, antibiotics and steroids. Cardiac involvement may present as endocarditis, myocarditis, pericarditis or intracardiac fungal mass.
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