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

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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.

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  1. University Children's Clinic, Mainz

    H. Stopfkuchen, Freya Benzing, B. -K. Jüngst & W. Meyer

  2. Department of Pediatric Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Mainz University, Germany

    H. Stopfkuchen, Freya Benzing & B. -K. Jüngst

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Stopfkuchen, H., Benzing, F., Jüngst, B.K. et al. Echocardiographic diagnosis of Candida endocarditis of the tricuspid valve and of the right atrium in a young infant. Pediatr Cardiol 4, 49–51 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02281007

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