Streptococcus bovis endocarditis as a presenting manifestation of idiopathic ulcerative colitis.
Streptococcus bovis bacteraemia and endocarditis have been associated with several gastrointestinal diseases, mainly malignant or potentially malignant tumours, and less commonly non-malignant gastrointestinal disorders. We describe a 73 year old man in whom Streptococcus bovis endocarditis developed, and was the presenting manifestation of undiagnosed quiescent ulcerative colitis. Such an association has not been described previously.
Moshkowitz
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Department of Gastroenterology, Ichilov Hospital, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Israel.
Arber
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Wajsman
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Baratz
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Gilat
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D000368:Aged; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections; D016985:Streptococcus bovis