Korean J Infect Dis.
2000 Aug;32(4):344-348.
A Case of Infective Endocarditis with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
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- 1Division of Infectious Diseases and Cardiology, Samsung Medical Center Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine.
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine.
- 3Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine.
Abstract
- Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is an uncommon pathogen in human, which causes zoonotic infection. The most common type of human disease with E. rhusiopathiae is a localized skin infection (erysipeloed). E. rhusiopathiae endocarditis is very rare, which usually develops in normal heart valves and causes a variety of complications leading to valve replacement. We described a case of E. rhusiopathiae endocarditis which developed in a 56-year-old man without a predisposing valvular heart disease. In this case, aortic valve and mitral valve were involved and emergency valve replacement was required, which improved patient's condition markedly. Intravenous therapy with penicillin G and subsequent ceftriaxone were given for 8 weeks after surgery and he was recovered without relapse.
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