Infective endocarditis due to Bartonella bacilliformis associated with systemic vasculitis: a case report
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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50(5): 706-708, Sept.-Oct. 2017. graf
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Infective endocarditis due to Bartonella bacilliformis is rare. A 64-year-old woman, without previous heart disease, presented with 6 weeks of fever, myalgias, and arthralgias. A systolic murmur was heard on the tricuspid area upon examination, and an echocardiogram showed endocardial lesions in the right atrium. Bartonella bacilliformis was isolated in blood cultures, defining the diagnosis of infective endocarditis using Duke's criteria. Subsequently, the patient developed clinical and laboratory features compatible with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis. This case presents an uncommon complication of B. bacilliformis infection associated with the development of systemic vasculitis.
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Main subject:
Bartonella Infections
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Bartonella bacilliformis
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Endocarditis, Bacterial
Type of study:
Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Peru
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas/PE
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