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Rare presentation of Candida albicans: infective endocarditis and a pulmonary coin lesion

Part of: Infectious

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 March 2018

Taliha Öner ,
Oktay Korun  and
Ahmet Çelebi
Taliha Öner*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Oktay Korun
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Ahmet Çelebi
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
*
Correspondence to: T. Öner, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Uskudar, Turkey. Tel: 0090 232 441 4360; Fax: 0090 216 542 44 44; E-mail: talihaoner@yahoo.com
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Abstract

We present a case of a rare association of infective endocarditis and a coin lesion in the lung caused by Candida albicans. The lesion disappeared after 6 weeks of treatment with 5 mg/kg/day amphotericin B.

Keywords

Candida albicansinfective endocarditispulmonary coin lesiongeneral cardiology
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 28 , Issue 4 , April 2018 , pp. 602 - 604
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2018 

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