Septicaemia due to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans with endocarditis and spinal epidural abscess.
A case of tricuspid valve endocarditis with spinal epidural abscess caused by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is reported in a 74-year-old male with an endocardial pacemaker. Despite antibiotic treatment, removal of the endocardial wire was necessary for recovery.
Brisseau
J M
JM
Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Nantes, France.
Derriennic
M
M
Fritz
A
A
Leveiller
D
D
Courtieu
A L
AL
Barrier
J H
JH
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D000188:Actinobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000189:Actinobacillus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000368:Aged; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004824:Epidural Space; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve