title: Streptococcus bovis endocarditis as a presenting manifestation of idiopathic ulcerative colitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Ichilov Hospital, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Israel.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moshkowitz
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arber
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wajsman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baratz
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gilat
mesh_terms: 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