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Candida glabrata fungemia can cause central venous catheter-related intracardiac thrombosis, requiring cardiotomy for successful removal of the catheter and infected clot.
This case report highlights a rare complication of Candida glabrata sepsis presenting as a catheter-related intracardiac thrombosis requiring surgical removal.
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Alerts clinicians to rare catheter-related intracardiac thrombosis in fungemia; leaves open optimal management beyond case reports.
A 58-year-old patient suffered from persistent Candida glabrata fungaemia. Transoesophageal echocardiography detected a central venous catheter-related intracardiac thrombosis. Cardiotomy permitted the removal of the catheter and its adherent clot. Candida glabrata was cultured from the thrombus.
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Spapen et al. (1995) studied this question. Candida glabrata fungemia can cause central venous catheter-related intracardiac thrombosis, requiring cardiotomy for successful removal of the catheter and infected clot.
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