A Case of Native Valve Infective Endocarditis Caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 212-215, 2011.
Artículo
en Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-47591
ABSTRACT
A 37-year-old woman presented to our hospital with a 1-month history of fever. She also complained of lower leg pain. Transthoracic echocardiography showed large vegetations on the mitral valve leaflets. Staphylococcus lugdunensis was isolated from blood cultures. She was diagnosed with infectious endocarditis due to S. lugdunensis and was treated with antibiotics and surgery. Infective endocarditis caused by S. lugdunensis can be invasive and often resembles endocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus. Thus, whenever this organism is found in patients with endocarditis, early surgical treatment of the infected valve should be considered.
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Asunto principal:
Staphylococcus
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Ecocardiografía
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Endocarditis
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Staphylococcus lugdunensis
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Fiebre
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Pierna
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Antibacterianos
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Válvula Mitral
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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