[Candida albicans myocarditis or endocarditis? Echocardiographic aspects].
The authors report the case of a patient presenting with atypical features of Candida albicans cardiac infection, with unusual infectious destructive lesions. While the initial hypothesis was that of aortic endocarditis, the clinical course and operative findings showed echocardiographic features of septal micro-abscesses adjacent to the aortic orifice, which was devoid of any infectious lesions.
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D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*
Myocardite ou endocardite à Candida albicans? Aspects échocardiographiques.