title: [Corynebacterium diphtheriae endocarditis complicated by septic arthritis and cerebral abscess].
abstract: The authors report a rare case of the mitis type Corynebacterium diphteriae endocarditis on a prosthetic valve complicated by septic arthritis and cerebral abscess. The authors underline the importance of regular transoesophageal echocardiographic control and underline the diagnostic value of ultrafast computed tomography for the diagnosis of aortic annular and interventricular septal abscesses in patients with mechanical prosthetic valves.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, hôpital Saint-Joseph, Paris.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lehnert
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mortier
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mousseaux
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ollitrault
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carpentier
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Acar
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pauly-Laubry
mesh_terms: D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Endocardite à Corynebacterium diphtheriae compliquée d'arthrites septiques et d'abcès cérébral.