Aortic homograft endocarditis caused by Rhodotorula mucilaginosa.
Serious infections caused by Rhodotorula spp. are rare and usually occur in immunocompromised people, especially in patients with tumors and long-time use of indwelling central venous catheters. We report a case of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa homograft endocarditis in an otherwise healthy man, which was successfully treated by surgery in combination with amphotericin B and subsequently intraconazole.
Maeder
M
M
Department of Surgery, Clinic of Cardiovascular Surgery,University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Vogt
P R
PR
Schaer
G
G
von Graevenitz
A
A
Günthard
H F
HF
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001021:Aortic Valve; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012086:Reoperation; D012248:Rhodotorula / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000935:Antifungal Agents