Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Trichosporon beigelii.
A case of Trichosporon beigelii prosthetic valve endocarditis is described. Prosthetic valve endocarditis developed in the patient, a 58-year-old woman with a history of rheumatic heart disease, 10 months after mitral valve surgery. A large left atrial fungus ball was present. Cultures of blood and valvular tissue were positive for T. beigelii. The organism was sensitive to amphotericin B, 5-fluorocytosine, ketoconazole, and miconazole.
Reinhart
H H
HH
Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan.
Urbanski
D M
DM
Harrington
S D
SD
Sobel
J D
JD
D004696:Endocarditis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D009181:Mycoses / Q000209:etiology*; D014250:Trichosporon / Q000302:isolation & purification