Candida endocarditis: report of four cases.
Four patients who developed left-sided endocarditis due to infection with Candida species are reported. Three of them had had previous prosthetic valve replacement, and the fourth one developed endocarditis on a normal valve following pancreaticoduodenectomy. The difficulties presented in diagnosis and management are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged