Candida parapsilosis endocarditis without vegetations at Echocardiography: a case report

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Candida endocarditis is a very serious manifestation of candida infections, and it has increased in incidence over the past years. Of these, C. parapsilosis has been described as a cause of endocarditis in native valves of intravenous drug users and prosthetic valves. We report the case of a female...

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Autores: Vargas-Herrera, Natalia, Estrada-Grossmann, Jose M., Saavedra-Velasco, Marcos, Arango-Rojas, Gian Marco, Cabrera-Enríquez, John
Formato: artículo
Fecha de Publicación:2024
Institución:Colegio Médico del Perú
Repositorio:Acta Médica Peruana
Lenguaje:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/2662
Enlace del recurso:https://amp.cmp.org.pe/index.php/AMP/article/view/2662
Nivel de acceso:acceso abierto
Materia:Candida parapsilosis
Endocarditis
Echocardiography transesophageal
Invasive Candidiasis
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spelling Candida parapsilosis endocarditis without vegetations at Echocardiography: a case reportEndocarditis por Candida parapsilosis sin vegetaciones ecocardiográficas: Un reporte de casoVargas-Herrera, NataliaEstrada-Grossmann, Jose M.Saavedra-Velasco, MarcosArango-Rojas, Gian MarcoCabrera-Enríquez, JohnCandida parapsilosisEndocarditisEchocardiography transesophagealInvasive CandidiasisCandida endocarditis is a very serious manifestation of candida infections, and it has increased in incidence over the past years. Of these, C. parapsilosis has been described as a cause of endocarditis in native valves of intravenous drug users and prosthetic valves. We report the case of a female that developed a cerebrovascular accident secondary to emboli from aortic prosthetic valve C. parapsilosis endocarditis, despite apparently normal echocardiography. She received antifungal therapy without surgical intervention.La endocarditis por Candida spp. es una manifestación muy grave de las infecciones por este patógeno y su incidencia ha ido aumentando en los últimos años. La Candida parapsilosis se ha descrito como causa de endocarditis en válvulas nativas de usuarios de drogas intravenosas y prótesis valvulares. Presentamos el caso de una mujer que desarrolló un accidente cerebrovascular secundario a émbolos fúngicos procedentes de una prótesis valvular aórtica infectada por C. parapsilosis, a pesar de un ecocardiograma sin vegetaciones. La paciente recibió tratamiento antifúngico sin necesidad de intervención quirúrgica.Colegio Médico del Perú2024-03-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdftext/htmltext/xmlhttps://amp.cmp.org.pe/index.php/AMP/article/view/266210.35663/amp.2023.404.2662ACTA MEDICA PERUANA; Vol 40 No 4 (2023): October - DecemberACTA MEDICA PERUANA; Vol. 40 Núm. 4 (2023): Octubre - Diciembre1728-59171018-8800reponame:Acta Médica Peruanainstname:Colegio Médico del Perúinstacron:CMPenghttps://amp.cmp.org.pe/index.php/AMP/article/view/2662/1596https://amp.cmp.org.pe/index.php/AMP/article/view/2662/1688https://amp.cmp.org.pe/index.php/AMP/article/view/2662/1689Copyright (c) 2024 ACTA MEDICA PERUANAinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/26622024-10-02T06:42:55Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Candida parapsilosis endocarditis without vegetations at Echocardiography: a case report
Endocarditis por Candida parapsilosis sin vegetaciones ecocardiográficas: Un reporte de caso
title Candida parapsilosis endocarditis without vegetations at Echocardiography: a case report
spellingShingle Candida parapsilosis endocarditis without vegetations at Echocardiography: a case report
Vargas-Herrera, Natalia
Candida parapsilosis
Endocarditis
Echocardiography transesophageal
Invasive Candidiasis
title_short Candida parapsilosis endocarditis without vegetations at Echocardiography: a case report
title_full Candida parapsilosis endocarditis without vegetations at Echocardiography: a case report
title_fullStr Candida parapsilosis endocarditis without vegetations at Echocardiography: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Candida parapsilosis endocarditis without vegetations at Echocardiography: a case report
title_sort Candida parapsilosis endocarditis without vegetations at Echocardiography: a case report
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Vargas-Herrera, Natalia
Estrada-Grossmann, Jose M.
Saavedra-Velasco, Marcos
Arango-Rojas, Gian Marco
Cabrera-Enríquez, John
author Vargas-Herrera, Natalia
author_facet Vargas-Herrera, Natalia
Estrada-Grossmann, Jose M.
Saavedra-Velasco, Marcos
Arango-Rojas, Gian Marco
Cabrera-Enríquez, John
author_role author
author2 Estrada-Grossmann, Jose M.
Saavedra-Velasco, Marcos
Arango-Rojas, Gian Marco
Cabrera-Enríquez, John
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Candida parapsilosis
Endocarditis
Echocardiography transesophageal
Invasive Candidiasis
topic Candida parapsilosis
Endocarditis
Echocardiography transesophageal
Invasive Candidiasis
description Candida endocarditis is a very serious manifestation of candida infections, and it has increased in incidence over the past years. Of these, C. parapsilosis has been described as a cause of endocarditis in native valves of intravenous drug users and prosthetic valves. We report the case of a female that developed a cerebrovascular accident secondary to emboli from aortic prosthetic valve C. parapsilosis endocarditis, despite apparently normal echocardiography. She received antifungal therapy without surgical intervention.
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Candida parapsilosis endocarditis without vegetations at Echocardiography: a case report
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