Bentall Endocarditis by C. Lusitaniae After COVID-19: The Finger Covers The Moon

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2022 Jul;13(4):523-525. doi: 10.1177/21501351221083991. Epub 2022 Mar 16.

Abstract

We report a case of endocarditis months after a Bentall procedure. This was caused by Candida Lusitaniae, in an immunocompetent patient with a recent SARS-CoV-2 infection. The patient underwent a new Bentall procedure. SARS-CoV-2 has been associated with co-infection by Candida species since the beginning of the pandemic, nevertheless, Candida Lusitaniae remains a very uncommon causative agent of prosthetic endocarditis. We suggest a possible role of the SARS-CoV-2, which may have delayed the diagnosis of endocarditis and the appropriate therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 / epidemiology
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects
  • Endocarditis* / diagnosis
  • Endocarditis* / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Saccharomycetales* / isolation & purification

Supplementary concepts

  • Clavispora lusitaniae