Mitral-Valve Endocarditis due to Candida albicans: A Case Report
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 pat...
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doaj-f2d7bd6cbb0843c6bb78535eca06c8d62020-11-24T21:07:21ZengSciendoActa Facultatis Medicae Naissensis2217-25212018-12-0135434535010.2478/afmnai-2018-0037afmnai-2018-0037Mitral-Valve Endocarditis due to Candida albicans: A Case ReportBabazadeh Arefeh0Ebrahimpour Soheil1Omran Mohammad Taghi Salehi2Darabi Zeinab Ahangar3Karkhah Ahmad4Abedi Seyed Hamid5Bayani Masomeh6Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences,Babol, I.R. IranInfectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences,Babol, I.R. IranDepartment of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences,Babol, I.R IranInfectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences,Babol, I.R. IranStudent Research Committee, Babol University of Medical Sciences,Babol, IranDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences,Babol, I.R IranInfectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences,Babol, I.R. IranInfective 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.http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/afmnai.2018.35.issue-4/afmnai-2018-0037/afmnai-2018-0037.xml?format=INTendocarditisCandida albicansdiagnosis |
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Babazadeh Arefeh Ebrahimpour Soheil Omran Mohammad Taghi Salehi Darabi Zeinab Ahangar Karkhah Ahmad Abedi Seyed Hamid Bayani Masomeh Mitral-Valve Endocarditis due to Candida albicans: A Case Report Acta Facultatis Medicae Naissensis endocarditis Candida albicans diagnosis |
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Babazadeh Arefeh Ebrahimpour Soheil Omran Mohammad Taghi Salehi Darabi Zeinab Ahangar Karkhah Ahmad Abedi Seyed Hamid Bayani Masomeh |
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Mitral-Valve Endocarditis due to Candida albicans: A Case Report |
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Mitral-Valve Endocarditis due to Candida albicans: A Case Report |
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Mitral-Valve Endocarditis due to Candida albicans: A Case Report |
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Mitral-Valve Endocarditis due to Candida albicans: A Case Report |
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Mitral-Valve Endocarditis due to Candida albicans: A Case Report |
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mitral-valve endocarditis due to candida albicans: a case report |
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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. |
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