title: Candida albicans myocardial abscess.
abstract: Cardiac candidosis is a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. This case report describes persistent candidemia which did not respond to standard therapy and the patient developed a myocardial abscess.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. maqsood_bhatti@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Maqsood A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bhatti
authors.forename: Ravindra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karmarkar
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents