A case of bovine valve endocarditis caused by Engyodontium album.
We report the first case of Engyodontium album bioprosthetic valve endocarditis in a 44-year-old male with a history of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. There is only one other report of Engyodontium album as a human pathogen. The present case supports the increased incidence of fungal endocarditis especially in patients receiving immunotherapy.
Bridgeport Hospital/Yale University Internal Medicine Program, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604, USA. shiva.balasingham@gmail.com
Shiva
S
Balasingham
Spyros
S
Chalkias
Anna
A
Balasingham
Zane
Z
Saul
Brian L
BL
Wickes
Deanna A
DA
Sutton
D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D052982:Beauveria / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012086:Reoperation; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D065819:Voriconazole
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D065819:Voriconazole