Chlamydial endocarditis.
Echocardiographic diagnosis of a case of endocarditis, subsequently proven to be due to a chlamydial organism, is described. Early echocardiographic diagnosis guided initial medical management and directed urgent surgical intervention when the patient deteriorated. Reported cases of chlamydial endocarditis are reviewed.
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002691:Chlamydophila psittaci / Q000276:immunology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000276:immunology; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D013752:Tetracycline