title: [Endocarditis caused by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans].
abstract: The HACEK group endocarditis are infrequent in general population. They usually develop subacute endocarditis with large vegetations, peripheral emboli, heart failure, requiring frequent valvular replacement. We report a clinical case of endocarditis caused by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (AA), without the typical findings of the HACEK group endocarditis and with a successful evolution with medical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna II, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Ancos Aracil
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Estrada Pérez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alvarez de Arcaya
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Chantres Antoranz
mesh_terms: D000189:Actinobacillus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016976:Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged