title: Native aortic valve fungal endocarditis.
abstract: Infective endocarditis is the most common and dangerous form of endovascular infection. Fungal endocarditis especially of native valve is rare with Candida albicans being the causative organism in one-fourth of such cases. Diagnosis of such cases is further complicated if blood cultures are sterile, vegetations are not initially seen on echocardiogram and patient presents with non-specific symptoms. We hereby report a patient with native valve fungal endocarditis, treated successfully with voriconazole.
authors: Department of Medicine, KG Medical University (Erstwhile CSMMU), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. drshyamchandchaudhary@rediffmail.com
authors: Shyam Chand
authors: SC
authors: Chaudhary
authors: Kamal Kumar
authors: KK
authors: Sawlani
authors: Rahul
authors: R
authors: Arora
authors: Vivek
authors: V
authors: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001021:Aortic Valve; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014230:Triazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D065819:Voriconazole
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D065819:Voriconazole