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Rare presentation of Candida albicans: infective endocarditis and a pulmonary coin lesion
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Infectious
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 March 2018
Abstract
We present a case of a rare association of infective endocarditis and a coin lesion in the lung caused by Candida albicans. The lesion disappeared after 6 weeks of treatment with 5 mg/kg/day amphotericin B.
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