Hemophilus endocarditis. Two patients with complications.
Two cases of Hemophilus endocarditis were diagnosed in our hospital during a six-month period. Although both patients were in good health until the onset of their endocarditis, both had brain emboli and required emergency heart-valve surgery. Falsely low incidences of this disease have been reported, since Hemophilus sp are difficult to isolate. Additionally, these organisms are consistently associated with large vegetations and have a greater than 50% incidence of embolization. It is this higher incidence of embolization that leads us to conclude that prophylactic surgery should be considered in selected patients.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents