[Corynebacterium endocarditis. Diagnostic difficulties (author's transl)].
The authors report a case of endocarditis due to Corynebacterium diphtheriae. THe bacteriological study is difficult since this micro-organism can be undistinguishable from a saprophytic diphtheroid. The observed case is compared to previously published observations. All have in common the great severity of the illness, and the high mortality rate. Despite the clinical symptoms and the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) abnormalities, meningitic involvement could not be demonstrated.
D000328:Adult; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
Endocardite aiguë á Corynebacterium diphteriae Difficultés diagnostiques.