“…The typical means whereby candidal infection produces vascular pathology is either through direct vascular wall invasion by fungal organisms producing mycotic aneurysm or simple occlusion of the vessel lumen with fungal organisms as in thrombophlebitis/septic embolus [5,6]. Most patients have documented candidal infection before the development of candidal arteritis, and typically, there is a predisposing contributory condition such as advanced neoplasia, diabetes mellitus, intravenous drug abuse, longterm steroid treatment, organ engraftment, or end-stage renal disease.…”