Candida albicans septic thrombosis of the right atrium is associated with a central venous catheter.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Right atrial thrombus formation is a rare complication of central venous catheterization in adults. Infection of this thrombus is exceptional. A case of a right atrial thrombus associated with Candida albicans infection is described. Surgical thrombectomy, withdrawal of the catheter, and long-term antiinfectious therapy seem the only appropriate treatment. The literature on this unusual condition is reviewed.
Medical subject headings
- Candidiasis
- Catheterization, Central Venous
- Coronary Thrombosis
- Heart Atria
- Sepsis