An unusual case of fungal endocarditis.
A case of fungal endocarditis in an unusual location is presented, in a patient with prolonged hospitalization due to extensive burns. The vegetations were located in the superior vena cava (probably adhering to a thrombus) at the site of a previous central venous catheter. The patient was treated with medical therapy only (voriconazole); after 5 months of therapy, she is without fever and transesophageal echocardiography shows that the thrombus and vegetations have disappeared.
Timóteo
Ana Teresa
AT
Laboratório de Ecocardiografia, Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa, Portugal ana_timoteo@yahoo.com
Abreu
João
J
Branco
Luísa Moura
LM
Leal
Ana
A
Fernandes
Rita
R
Videira E Castro
José
J
Ferreira
Rui
R
D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans