Table 1 Literatures about Candida- associated pulmonary valve endocarditis

Devathi et al. [4]

61/ male

1. Intravenous drug abuser. 2. Transient neutropenia

Hypoxemic respiratory failure; pulmonary valve vegetation 1.5 cm.

Candida albicans

Not performed

Liposomal amphotericin B for 8 weeks

No recurrence in 6 months.

Uchida et al. [13]

66/ male

Staphylococcus aureus sepsis with exposure to broad spectrum antibiotics

Multifocal pulmonary embolism and severe pulmonary regurgitation.

Candida parapsilosis

Resection of pulmonary valve without replacement.

Amphotericin B for 8 weeks.

Severe pulmonary regurgitation 2 years after operation.

Darwanzah et al. [11]

17/ male

1. Patent Ductus arteriosus.

2. Visceral Leishmaniasis in bone marrow.

3. Prolonged intravenous injection of antibiotics and fluid.

1. Congestive heart failure

2. Acute renal failure with HD.

3. Pulmonary valve vegetation 0.9 cm.

Candida albicans

1. Resection of pulmonary valve with repairment.

2. Ligation of PDA.

Amphotericin B

No recurrence in 2 years.

Hou et al.

63/ female

1. Tunneled-cuff catheter

2. Monoclonal gammapathy

3. Chronic HD.

4. Liver cirrhosis

1. Persistent fungemia

2. Splenic infarction.

Candida guilliermondii

N/A

Fluconazole for 8 weeks. Caspofungin for 8 weeks followed by fluconazole 200 mg daily.

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