Native valve endocarditis caused by Acinetobacter calcoaceticus subspecies lwoffi.
A case of native valve endocarditis due to Acinetobacter calcoaceticus in a patient with dental caries is presented. The aortic, mitral and tricuspid valves were affected and showed vegetation by echocardiography in the affected valves. In spite of a good response to antibiotic therapy, multiple embolisms resulted in the patient's death. An autopsy confirmed the vegetation, which was calcified and contained no bacteria.
Kanda
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Department of Cardiology, Prefectural Maebashi Hospital, Japan.
Nakano
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A
Ohshima
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S
Yuasa
K
K
Watanabe
T
T
Suzuki
T
T
Murata
K
K
D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology