Journal article
Femoral artery pseudoaneurysm due to Candida albicans in an injection drug user
Abstract
Candida arteritis is an uncommon condition but important to recognize due to the risk of significant morbidity and the difficulty in management of the enduring fungal infection. The authors report a rare case of a man with a femoral artery pseudoaneurysm with persistent Candida albicans infection, as a complication of infective endocarditis. The 23-year-old man, with a history of chronic intravenous drug use and Type I diabetes mellitus, …
Authors
Kocovski L; Butany J; Nair V
Journal
Cardiovascular Pathology, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 50–53
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2014
DOI
10.1016/j.carpath.2013.07.003
ISSN
1054-8807