A case of bovine valve endocarditis caused by Engyodontium album.

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Bridgeport Hospital/Yale University Internal Medicine Program, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604, USA. shiva.balasingham@gmail.com

Abstract

We report the first case of Engyodontium album bioprosthetic valve endocarditis in a 44-year-old male with a history of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. There is only one other report of Engyodontium album as a human pathogen. The present case supports the increased incidence of fungal endocarditis especially in patients receiving immunotherapy.

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21108570