1. Aspergillus Infection of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
Rachel J. Cook, MD, Thomas A. Orszulak, MD, Vuyisile T. Nkomo, MD, Jennifer A. Shuford, MD, William D. Edwards, MD, Jay H. Ryu, MD 
Mayo Clinic Proceedings 
Volume 79, Issue 4, Pages (April 2004)
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2. Figure 1
Posteroanterior chest radiograph shows bilateral patchy alveolar infiltrates and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator system.
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3. Figure 2
Computed tomogram of the chest shows bilateral masslike infiltrates with cavitations.
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4. Figure 3
Transesophageal echocardiographic images. Left, Vegetations attached to implantable cardioverterdefibrillator leads (arrowheads). Right, Vegetations attached to right atrial free wall (arrow 1) and tricuspid valve (arrow 2). LA = left atrium; RA = right atrium; RV = right ventricle.
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5. Figure 4
Photomicrographs from resected tricuspid valve. Left, Valvular vegetation shows numerous fungi (Grocott methenamine silver, original magnification ×90). Right, Branching at 45° angles is typical for aspergillus (Grocott methenamine silver, original magnification ×540).
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