An unusual case of fungal ball on implantable cardioverter defibrillator wire and literature review.

Authors

Hiba Rauf
Waqas Ullah
Sohaib Roomi
Asrar Ahmad
Yasar Sattar
Zain Ali MD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Neethu Gopisetti

Publication/Presentation Date

8-2-2020

Abstract

Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) includes pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD). The device infection is classified into pocket and systemic infection. We present a case of candida fungemia secondary to dissemination from the fungal ball found on an ICD. Patient was successfully managed with IV fluconazole, ICD explantation and reimplantation. The purpose of this report is to highlight rare complications of ICD implantation and guide its clinical course and management.

Volume

10

Issue

4

First Page

340

Last Page

342

ISSN

2000-9666

Published In/Presented At

Rauf, H., Ullah, W., Roomi, S., Ahmad, A., Sattar, Y., Ali, Z., & Gopisetti, N. (2020). An unusual case of fungal ball on implantable cardioverter defibrillator wire and literature review. Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives, 10(4), 340–342. https://doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2020.1772669

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

32850093

Department(s)

Fellows and Residents

Document Type

Article