title: An unusual case of fungal endocarditis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Ecocardiografia, Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa, Portugal ana_timoteo@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ana Teresa
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Timóteo
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abreu
authors.forename: Luísa Moura
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Branco
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Videira E Castro
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans