Trichosporon mucoides prosthetic valve endocarditis managed with antifungal suppression therapy

Carmen Tse; Carl Boodman; Terence Wuerz

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2022.02.004

Trichosporon mucoides prosthetic valve endocarditis managed with antifungal suppression therapy

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2022 Feb 21:36:10-12. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2022.02.004. eCollection 2022 Jun.

Authors

Carmen Tse¹, Carl Boodman¹, Terence Wuerz¹

Affiliation

¹ University of Manitoba, Max Rady College of Medicine, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Abstract

A 63-year-old male with mechanical aortic valve replacement presents with Trichosporon mucoides endocarditis. Eosinophilia was noted, which has recently been described in invasive trichosporonosis. He was treated successfully with combination voriconazole and terbinafine therapy. He was deemed not to be a cardiac surgery candidate, due to excessive estimated procedural mortality.

Keywords: Endocarditis; Prosthetic valve; Trichosporon.

Publication types

Case Reports