title: Fungal native pulmonary valve endocarditis: facing both medical and surgical challenges.
abstract: Fungal isolated native pulmonary valve endocarditis is extremely uncommon. Data are scarce and report high mortality and recurrence rates. Recommended management combines both medical and surgical approaches. We report herein a rare case of isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis caused by Candida albicans The patient did not display prior heart disease. Medical management was unsuccessful. Pulmonary valve replacement allowed rapid improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris VI, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France nadia.bouabdallaoui@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bouabdallaoui
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris VI, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Demondion
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris VI, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lebreton
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris VI, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, La Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leprince
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002176:Candida albicans; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents
keywords: Candida albicans; Fungal endocarditis; Native pulmonary valve; Stentless bioprosthesis; Valve replacement