A Case of Pulmonary Artery Endarteritis due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis in Patient with Clinically Silent Patent Ductus Arteriosus / 이화의대지
The Ewha Medical Journal
; : 51-54, 2011.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Staphylococcus lugdunensis (S. lugdunensis) is an unusually virulent coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) and uncommon cause of infective endocarditis (IE) involving mainly native left sided valves. S. lugdunensis IE, which was described previously as "surreptitious" and "wolf in sheep's clothing", runs an aggressive course with a high rate of severe in-hospital complications. Therefore, early surgical treatment has been considered for the treatment of S. lugdunensis IE. However, we experienced a case of S. lugdunensis pulmonary endarteritis which was cured with antibiotic therapy alone.
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Main subject:
Pulmonary Artery
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Staphylococcus
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Ductus Arteriosus, Patent
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Endarteritis
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Endocarditis
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Staphylococcus lugdunensis
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Ewha Medical Journal
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article