Eustachian Valve Endocarditis Secondary to Candida glabrata Complicated by Frailty and Acute COVID-19 Infection
Transesophageal echocardiograms have revealed that the eustachian valve persists in a small proportion of the adult population. Only a few cases of eustachian valve endocarditis have previously been reported in older adults. This case report describes an 82-year-old male patient with eustachian valve endocarditis. He had a remote history of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm post endovascular leak repair, recent septicemia from <i>Streptococcus mitis</i> from an infected tooth, frailty, diabetes, and immunosenescence. He was found to have developed bacteremia and fungemia.
Authors
- R Garry
- Brittany L Davis
Institutions
- University of Central Florida (US)
- Florida College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.86198
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00