Candida tropicalis multifocal endophthalmitis as the only initial manifestation of pacemaker endocarditis.
OBJECTIVE
To document a case of Candida tropicalis endophthalmitis as the only manifestation of pacemaker endocarditis.


METHODS
We examined a 75-year-old man with diabetes mellitus who was initially examined for bilateral multifocal endophthalmitis complicating endocarditis 2 years after a permanent pacemaker for sick sinus syndrome was implanted.


RESULTS
Transesophageal echocardiography showed a large vegetation with a 3-cm diameter attached to the pacing electrode in the right ventricle. Six consecutive blood cultures grew C tropicalis.


CONCLUSIONS
Ocular involvement, including multifocal endophthalmitis, may occur as the only manifestation of C tropicalis endocarditis, complicating an intravenous permanent pacemaker.
Shmuely
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Department of Internal Medicine C, Rabin Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. hshmuely@post.tau.ac.il
Kremer
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Sagie
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Pitlik
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D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016469:Fungemia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000935:Antifungal Agents