Surgical therapy of pulmonary thrombosis due to candidiasis in a premature infant.
We report a case of surgical removal of a pulmonary thrombosis in a premature infant with candidemia. The pulmonary thrombotic material contained candida albicans. Following surgical therapy the child recovered soon and candidemia did not recur. We conclude that surgical treatment of pulmonary thrombosis can be successfully done even in premature infants.
D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*