Candida albicans tricuspid valve endocarditis in an intravenous drug addict: successful treatment with fluconazole.
An addicted, intravenous drug user was treated for Candida albicans tricuspid valve endocarditis with high dose fluconazole for 8 months, without relapse after 30 months.
Westling
Katarina
K
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. Katarina.Westling@medhs.ki.se
Thalme
Anders
A
Julander
Inger
I
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*; D013548:Sweden; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000382:microbiology*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole