A fatal case of fungal endocarditis of the tricuspid valve associated with long-term venous catheterization and treatment with antibiotics in a patient with a history of alcohol abuse |
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Authors: | Ohmori Takaaki Iwakawa Kazuhide Matsumoto Yasushi Arita Norimasa Okada Kazuyo |
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Institution: | (1) Second Department of Pathology and First Department of Surgery, Ehime University School of Medicine, Shigenobu-cho, Onsen-gun, Ehime 791-02, Japan |
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Abstract: | We report a fatal case of fungal (candidal) endocarditis of the tricuspid valve with clinico-pathologically interesting findings
following and associated with candidal pneumonia during long-term central venous catheterization (CVC) for intravenous therapy
and long-term treatment with antibiotics for bacterial and fungal infection in a patient with a history of alcohol abuse.
We review the literature on fungal cardiac infection related to long-term catheterization and alcohol abuse, and discuss the
pathogenesis.
This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | Candidiasis tricuspid valve endcarditis central venous catheterization antibiotics |
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