Diagnostic Challenges in Native Valve Fungal Endocarditis Producing a Massive Septic Pulmonary Embolus

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  • Salmi Darren
    University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
  • Bhat Aarti
    University of California, Davis, Pediatric Cardiology
  • Corman Larry
    University of California, Davis, Pediatric Infectious Disease
  • Raff Gary
    University of California, Davis, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Satake Noriko
    University of California, Davis, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

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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.

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