Candida right ventricular mural endocarditis complicating indwelling right atrial catheter.
Catheter-associated candidemia is a common problem in immunocompromised patients. A leukemic patient had Candida right ventricular mural endocarditis complicating an indwelling right atrial catheter. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of Candida right ventricular mural vegetation visualized by two-dimensional echocardiography.
Leung
W H
WH
Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital.
Lau
C P
CP
Tai
Y T
YT
Wong
C K
CK
Cheng
C H
CH
D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D004452:Echocardiography; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male