Prosthetic Valve Candida Endocarditis: A Case Report with 18F-FDG-PET/CT as Part of the Diagnostic Workup

Abstract

Diagnosis of <i>Candida</i> spp. infective endocarditis (IE) is challenging, and diagnostic delays are common. We describe two patients with <i>Candida</i> spp. prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) and ¹⁸fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (¹⁸F-FDG-PET/CT) as a part of diagnostic workup. We also refer to 5 other cases we found from the published literature. These cases highlight that ¹⁸F-FDG-PET/CT can improve diagnostic accuracy in prosthetic valve <i>Candida</i> endocarditis.