Corynebacterium diphtheriae endocarditis in an adult with congenital heart disease: a case report.
A rare case of septicaemia and endocarditis due to Corynebacterium diphtheriae is presented. The patient had underlying congenital heart disease and died despite high-dose penicillin therapy. The implications for diagnosis and identification and some public health issues brought to the fore by the case are discussed.
Lin
R V
RV
Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital.
Lim
S C
SC
Yew
F S
FS
Tan
S Y
SY
Tey
B H
BH
D000328:Adult; D003353:Corynebacterium diphtheriae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male