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A case of repeated pulmonary embolism in a 10-month-old infant treated with intravenous hyperalimentation for recurrent diarrhea is described. The pulmonary emboli arose from the lesions ofCandida endocarditisinvolving the tricuspid valve and the right ventricle.Candida endocarditisdeveloped as a complication of intravenous hyperalimentation. Pulmonary endarteritis elicited by theCandidaorganisms in the pulmonary emboli arrested the spread of the organisms into the pulmonary parenchyma and systemic circulation. Electron microscopic features of theC albicansare also briefly described.
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