کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2651839 1139546 2011 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Cardiobacterium hominis endocarditis presenting as acute embolic stroke: A case report and review of the literature
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی کاردیولوژی و پزشکی قلب و عروق
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Cardiobacterium hominis endocarditis presenting as acute embolic stroke: A case report and review of the literature
چکیده انگلیسی

We report on a case of endocarditis attributable to Cardiobacterium hominis in a 31-year-old man who presented with acute-onset, left-sided hemiparesthesia. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed acute infarctions in 2 areas of the right cerebral cortex, and a transesophageal echocardiogram revealed vegetation in a previously unrecognized bicuspid aortic valve. The patient completed a 6-week course of ceftriaxone and aspirin, with resolution of the vegetation and neurological complications. Our literature review of C. hominis endocarditis suggests that aortic-valve involvement is associated with high stroke and valve-surgery rates. Favorable outcomes and treatment success are evident with either penicillin or ceftriaxone, in combination with (if indicated) valve surgery in patients with neurological complications.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care - Volume 40, Issue 3, May–June 2011, Pages 262–269
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