Not "Much Room" in the Heart: A Rare Case of a Massive Intracardiac Mass.

Introduction: Coupled with the increasing use of indwelling vascular catheters and prosthetic cardiac valves is an uptrend in sepsis secondary to fungemia. An insidious onset often shrouds the initial diagnosis, contributing to poor outcomes. infective endocarditis (CIE) is a feared complication of candidemia, associated with high mortality rates.

Strongyloides Hyperinfection in a Renal Transplant Patient: Always Be on the Lookout.

We present a case of a 71-year-old Vietnamese man with chronic kidney disease secondary to adult polycystic kidney disease. He had been a prisoner of war before undergoing a successful cadaveric renal transplant in the United States. He presented to clinic one year after the transplant with gross hematuria, productive cough, intermittent chills, and weight loss.