Candida albicans septic thrombosis of the right atrium is associated with a central venous catheter

Clin Infect Dis. 1995 Aug;21(2):440-2. doi: 10.1093/clinids/21.2.440.

Abstract

Right atrial thrombus formation is a rare complication of central venous catheterization in adults. Infection of this thrombus is exceptional. A case of a right atrial thrombus associated with Candida albicans infection is described. Surgical thrombectomy, withdrawal of the catheter, and long-term antiinfectious therapy seem the only appropriate treatment. The literature on this unusual condition is reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Candida albicans / isolation & purification
  • Candidiasis / diagnosis
  • Candidiasis / etiology*
  • Candidiasis / therapy
  • Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
  • Coronary Thrombosis / diagnosis
  • Coronary Thrombosis / microbiology*
  • Coronary Thrombosis / therapy
  • Female
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Atria / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Sepsis / diagnosis
  • Sepsis / microbiology*
  • Sepsis / therapy
  • Thrombectomy
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Amphotericin B