Publication Date
5-1-2020
Journal
Case Reports - JACC
DOI
10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.03.017
PMID
34317326
PMCID
PMC8301711
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
5-20-2020
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
aortic valve replacement, endocarditis, fungal endocarditis, Trichosporon asahii
Abstract
Fungal endocarditis is a rare clinical entity. This report describes an unusual case of fungal endocarditis caused by infection with Trichosporon asahii in a 20-year-old immunocompetent man who received the diagnosis 1 year following biological aortic valve replacement. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)