Visceral leishmaniasis complicated by fungal pulmonary valve endocarditis.
We present a rare neglected case of fungal pulmonary valve endocarditis which presented with typical extra cardiac manifestations after repeated injections for treatment of visceral leishmaniasis. Surgical intervention to replace the pulmonary valve was the only option to manage the patient in spite of extensive medical treatment.
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Makassed Hospital, Mount of Olives, PO Box 19482, Jerusalem, Israel. darwaz30@hotmail.com
Ahmad K
AK
Darwazah
Mohammad H
MH
Hawari
Zakaria
Z
Qaqa
Raed A H
RA
Abu Sham'a
Barakat
B
Sharabati
D000293:Adolescent; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000150:complications*; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery