Candida endocarditis. A treatable form of pacemaker infection.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Fungal endocarditis is a rare complication of permanent pacemaker implantation. In all reports we have identified, this infection has been fatal, diagnosed postmortem. We present a patient in whom early echocardiographic diagnosis resulted in curative surgical and antimicrobial therapy. Fungal endocarditis is an unusual, but treatable complication of permanent pacemakers.
Medical subject headings
- Candidiasis
- Endocarditis
- Pacemaker, Artificial