A Case of Candida pelliculosa Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Treated with Anidulafungin and Valve Replacement
Infection and Chemotherapy
;
: 499-503, 2012.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-130661
ABSTRACT
Candida pelliculosa is a rare cause of human infection. In this report, we describe a case of infective endocarditis caused by C. pelliculosa in a patient with a prosthetic heart valve. A 72-year-old female presented with a complaint of blurred vision, which she had been experiencing over a period of four weeks. Transthroasic echocardiography showed vegetation on the prosthetic mitral valve. A blood culture isolate was confirmed as C. pelliculosa.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Vision, Ocular
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Candida
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Echocardiography
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Endocarditis
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Echinocandins
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Heart Valves
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Mitral Valve
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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