Malignant group B streptococcal endocarditis associated with saline-induced abortion.
A 20-year-old woman developed acute group B streptococcal endocarditis following saline-induced abortion. In the pre-antibiotic era, most cases of group B streptococcal endocarditis occurred in parturient or postabortal women. Currently, this disease is rarely described in obstetrical patients, and no previous cases following saline-induced abortion have been reported. Purulent pericarditis and a perivalvular abscess were present in our patient and represent only the second instance in which these findings have been documented in this disease.
D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000472:pathogenicity*
D012965:Sodium Chloride