Invasive candidiasis is caused by blood-borne dissemination of Candida to various tissues or organs.
Synopsis
renal abscesses
myocardial abscesses
endocarditis
meningitis
cerebral microabscesses
endophthalmitis
hepatic abscesses
Candida pneumonia
Candida endocarditis
- most common fungal endocarditis
- usually occurring in the setting of prosthetic heart valves or in intravenous drug abusers.
In any of these locations, the fungus may evoke little or no inflammatory reaction, cause the usual suppurative response, or occasionally produce granulomas.
Predisposition
neutropenia
- acute leukemias
- post-chemotherapy