An unusual right atrial mass in a two-month old infant

Abstract

We report a 2-month old female with a rare cardiac mass. She was evaluated echocardiographically after physical examination revealed a low grade cardiac murmur. The mass, located in right atrium, was shown to be the consequence of candida endocarditis by means of pathological study and blood culture.

Masa fúngica intracardiaca en un paciente prematuro extremo

“…Las masas fúngicas pueden considerarse como una causa probable de masas intracardiacas, más aun en infantes con antecedente de prematuridad e invasión con catéteres desde el nacimiento. Factores prenatales y posnatales como hipoxia, alteraciones hemodinámicas y de la coagulación pueden contribuir a la formación de vegetaciones (5) . La presentación clínica es variable.…”

Fungal prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis and endarteritis: An unusual cause of aortic root vegetations

“…[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] Other, less common, sites of infection have also been described, such as the right atrial septum, right ventricular cavity, and left atrial cavity. [22][23][24][25][26] Exogenous material in the body, such as CEID, are particularly susceptible to infection with C albicans as the microorganism produces a highly organized biofilm covered in an extracellular matrix that facilitates binding. [27][28][29] Multiple cases of CEID lead infections have been reported in the literature.…”