Abstract
Objective: Infective endocarditis due to Enterococus Gallinarum is a rare clinical condition. We present a case of an 85 years old male with a history of the valvular disease and permanent pace maker with past medical history of repetitive urinary tract infections in the previous months, who presented to the emergency department with fever, urinary disturbances, general malaise and positive blood cultures for Enterococcus Gallinarum.
Methods: Echocardiography was a useful diagnostic method in the present case, showing the vegetation on the tricuspid valve.
Results: This case is notable because tricuspid valve endocarditis due to Enterococcus Gallinarum is a rare clinical condition and improves knowledge of disease and management in patients with endocarditis.
Keywords: Endocarditis, enterococus, urinary tract infection, meningitis, pathogens, chronic, atrial fibrillation.
Cardiovascular & Hematological Disorders-Drug Targets
Title:A Rare Case of Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Caused by Enterococcus Gallinarum in a Patient with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection
Volume: 18 Issue: 2
Author(s): Tsipis Angelos*, Skandalakis Nikolaos, Kanakakis Nikolaos, Pilatis Nektarios and Petropoulou Evdokia
Affiliation:
- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital ,Greece
Keywords: Endocarditis, enterococus, urinary tract infection, meningitis, pathogens, chronic, atrial fibrillation.
Abstract: Objective: Infective endocarditis due to Enterococus Gallinarum is a rare clinical condition. We present a case of an 85 years old male with a history of the valvular disease and permanent pace maker with past medical history of repetitive urinary tract infections in the previous months, who presented to the emergency department with fever, urinary disturbances, general malaise and positive blood cultures for Enterococcus Gallinarum.
Methods: Echocardiography was a useful diagnostic method in the present case, showing the vegetation on the tricuspid valve.
Results: This case is notable because tricuspid valve endocarditis due to Enterococcus Gallinarum is a rare clinical condition and improves knowledge of disease and management in patients with endocarditis.
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Angelos Tsipis *, Nikolaos Skandalakis , Nikolaos Kanakakis , Nektarios Pilatis and Evdokia Petropoulou , A Rare Case of Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Caused by Enterococcus Gallinarum in a Patient with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection, Cardiovascular & Hematological Disorders-Drug Targets 2018; 18 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871529X18666180302113428
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871529X18666180302113428 |
Print ISSN 1871-529X |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2212-4063 |
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