Frontiers in Public Health (Oct 2023)

Subacute infective endocarditis due to Lodderomyces elongisporus: a case report and review of the literature

  • Ye Qiu,
  • Yongying Shi,
  • Ying Mai,
  • Zhile Wu,
  • Jing Guan,
  • Juanni Huang,
  • Danhong Su,
  • Feng Ye,
  • Zhengtu Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1181377
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11

Abstract

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Lodderomyces elongisporus, a rare emerging pathogen, can cause fungemia often related to immunosuppression or intravenous devices. Herein, we report the case of a 58-year-old woman with subacute infective endocarditis due to Lodderomyces elongisporus identified by blood fungal culture and whole-genome sequencing, who was treated with antifungals, mitral replacement and endocardial vegetation removal surgery.

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