Saudi Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SJMPS)
Volume-5 | Issue-06 | 531-535
Case Report
Infectious Endocarditis with Candida Albicans on Aortic Prosthesis and Mitral Plasty: About A Case
Khalid Lahmadi, Morad Belaouni, Rabii Elbahraouy, Mohammed Sbiti, Lhoucine Louzi, Mohammed Er-Rami
Published : June 30, 2019
Abstract
We report the case of an infective Candida albicans fungal endocarditis occurring in a 68-year-old male patient operated on for valvulopathy and with a pacemaker, with a delay of 06 years between his cardiovascular surgery and the onset of endocarditis. The diagnosis was confirmed by blood culture and echocardiography showing the presence of vegetations, the patient was then put under fluconazole with clinical and transient biological improvement before the worsening of the clinical picture and control echocardiography increase the size of his abscess of the mitral ring, which motivated the decision of a surgical treatment.