Endocarditis caused by Torulopsis glabrata.
A case of Torulopsis glabrata endocarditis involving the mitral valve is reported. Endocarditis developed during convalescence from severe abdominal trauma and was associated with fungemia. Morphologically characteristic organisms were present in the mitral valve.
D000328:Adult; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D009181:Mycoses / Q000473:pathology