ISSN:
1432-1440
Keywords:
Infective endocarditis
;
Renal infarction
;
Renal embolism
;
Candida albicans
;
Endocarditis
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary A patient with mitral value endocarditis due toCandida albicans infection is presented. Because of persistent fever and one episode of transient right-sided hemiparesis, the patient underwent mitral value replacement. Two weeks after successful valve replacement, the patient suddenly developed acute abdominal pain and died before a surgical intervention could be initiated. Autopsy examination revealed a renal infarction in the lower part of the right kidney with a large rupture of the capsule and retroperitoneal bleeding. A myocotic aneurysm could not be detected. The clinical significance of renal infarction in infective endocarditis is discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01733252
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