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Echocardiographic diagnosis of Candida endocarditis of the tricuspid valve and of the right atrium in a young infant.

Freya BenzingJüngst BkH. StopfkuchenW. Meyer

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congenital hereditary and neonatal diseases and abnormalitiesmedicine.medical_specialtyAutopsyInfant Premature DiseasesInternal medicinemedicineEndocarditisHumanscardiovascular diseasesHeart AtriaTricuspid valveCardiac cycleEndocarditisbusiness.industryCandidiasisInfant NewbornInfantVascular surgerymedicine.diseaseCardiac surgeryAnti-Bacterial AgentsRight Atrial Thrombusmedicine.anatomical_structureEchocardiographyPediatrics Perinatology and Child Healthcardiovascular systemCardiologySystemic candidiasisTricuspid ValveCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicinebusiness

description

Systemic candidiasis developed in a seven-week-old premature baby after 6 weeks treatment with antibiotics for suspected septicemia. At that time the echocardiogram showed a dense layer of echoes posteriorly to the anterior tricuspid leaflet during atrial systole. The diagnosis of Candida endocarditis with vegetations on the tricuspid valve and with right atrial thrombus secondary to the Candida infection was verified by autopsy.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1983-01-01Pediatric cardiology
10.1007/bf02281007https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6682550