Corynebacterium diphtheriae endocarditis in an adult with congenital cyanotic heart disease. A case report.
Corynebacterium diphtheriae is a very rare cause of both septicaemia and endocarditis. A case of endocarditis due to C. diphtheriae is reported and the clinical features and course of this case and other similar cases previously reported in the literature are compared.
D000328:Adult; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000150:complications*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male