Abstract
Diagnosis and treatment of Candida albicans endocarditis can be difficult. We report a case of this rare condition in which a patient on oral fluconazole presented with septic pulmonary emboli without initial echocardiographic evidence of vegetation. Rapid attainment of a tissue diagnosis, along with combined medical surgical treatment proved to be effective for this patient.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 207-210 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2010 |
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Keywords
- Candida albicans
- Culture negative endocarditis
- Infectious endocarditis
- Micafungin
- Septic pulmonary emboli
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- Infectious Diseases
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Diagnostic challenges in native valve fungal endocarditis producing a massive septic pulmonary embolus. / Salmi, Darren; Bhat, Aarti; Corman, Larry; Raff, Gary W; Satake, Noriko.
In: Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology, Vol. 51, No. 4, 2010, p. 207-210.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AB - Diagnosis and treatment of Candida albicans endocarditis can be difficult. We report a case of this rare condition in which a patient on oral fluconazole presented with septic pulmonary emboli without initial echocardiographic evidence of vegetation. Rapid attainment of a tissue diagnosis, along with combined medical surgical treatment proved to be effective for this patient.
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