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Meningitis and infective endocarditis caused by Rhodotorula mucilaginosa in an immunocompetent patient

The authors report the case of an immunocompetent man who presented with acute impairment of the neurological system, hypertensive crisis and renal failure. The patient was eventually diagnosed with Rhodotorula mucilaginosa meningitis and infective endocarditis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first description of simultaneous infection of the meninges and endothelium caused by Rhodotorula in a non-immunocompromised patient.

Rhodotorula; complications; Endocarditis; etiology; Meningitis, fungal; etiology; Coma; Renal insufficiency; Hypertension; Case reports


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