Cardiac candidiasis An unexpected sudden cause of death with review of literature
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https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v5i12.705Keywords:
myocardiumAbstract
Introduction: The incidence of invasive fungal disease has dramatically increased over the past few decades. Major risk factors include administration of broad spectrum antibiotics, corticosteroids and cytotoxic agents, invasive medical procedures and human immunodeficiency virus infection.
Case report: we report a case of myocardial candidiasis as incidental post mortem finding in 35 years old male whose probable cause of death was injury with sharp weapon.
Conclusion: Premortem diagnosis of fungal myocarditis is difficult since clinical findings of myocardial involvement are often absent or ambiguous and blood cultures are often negative. The disease is frequently fatal and usually first discovered at autopsy.
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