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

• Main Authors: Hiba Rauf (Author), Waqas Ullah (Author), Sohaib Roomi (Author), Asrar Ahmad (Author), Yasar Sattar (Author), Zain Ali (Author), Neethu Gopisetti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

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 wa...