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Catheter‐related fungal endocarditis caused by Candida parapsilosis in a hemodialysis patient
Author(s) -
Shu Ying,
Yu Shaobin,
Zha Ling,
Fu Ping,
Cui Tianlei
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
hemodialysis international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.658
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1542-4758
pISSN - 1492-7535
DOI - 10.1111/hdi.12566
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , endocarditis , candida parapsilosis , incidence (geometry) , hemodialysis catheter , catheter , population , surgery , infective endocarditis , intensive care medicine , antifungal , dermatology , physics , environmental health , optics
Fungal endocarditis (FE) is commonly regarded as a rare but fatal disease. The incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) in hemodialysis (HD) patients is thought to be obviously higher than that in the general population. Moreover, IE occurs more likely in HD patients with catheters. With the increase of HD population and extensive use of catheters in HD patients, FE, as a special form of IE, may increase and bring new challenges to clinicians. We reported a case of FE associated with catheter infection in a 44‐year‐old woman on HD. The risk factors and treatment strategies of FE in HD patients were discussed.