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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;24:323-324
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Right ventricular inflow obstruction from massive fungal vegetation presenting as neonatal circulatory collapse

Cardiothoracic Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK

Received 13 March 2003; accepted 2 April 2003.

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +44-20-7813-8159; fax: +44-20-7430-1281
e-mail: tsangv{at}gosh.nhs.uk

Occurrence of neonatal circulatory collapse imposes effective differential diagnosis and expeditious therapeutic intervention. We report a case of neonatal cardiogenic shock, caused by a massive intra-cardiac fungal vegetation.

Key Words: Neonatal fungal sepsis • Candida albicans • Cardiac tumours