Aortic homograft endocarditis caused by Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

Infection. 2003 Jun;31(3):181-3. doi: 10.1007/s15010-002-3155-1.

Abstract

Serious infections caused by Rhodotorula spp. are rare and usually occur in immunocompromised people, especially in patients with tumors and long-time use of indwelling central venous catheters. We report a case of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa homograft endocarditis in an otherwise healthy man, which was successfully treated by surgery in combination with amphotericin B and subsequently intraconazole.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Aortic Valve
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / therapy*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycoses / diagnosis*
  • Mycoses / therapy
  • Reoperation
  • Rhodotorula / drug effects
  • Rhodotorula / isolation & purification*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Transplantation, Homologous / adverse effects*
  • Transplantation, Homologous / methods
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents