Mitral-Valve Endocarditis due to Candida albicans: A Case Report

Authors :: Mohammad Taghi Salehi Omran
Seyed Hamid Abedi
Arefeh Babazadeh
Masomeh Bayani
Soheil Ebrahimpour
Zeinab Ahangar Darabi
Ahmad Karkhah
Source :: Acta Facultatis Medicae Naissensis, Vol 35, Iss 4, Pp 345-350 (2018)
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES), 2018.
Abstract: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious infection among endovascular infections. Fungal endocarditis, especially caused by Candida albicans, is very rare, and its diagnosis is often difficult due to the negative results of blood culture and the presence of nonspecific symptoms. In this study, a patient who developed endocarditis on a normal valve due to infection with Candida albicans is presented.