Cardiobacterium hominis bioprosthetic mitral valve endocarditis presenting as septic arthritis.
We report an unusual case of Cardiobacterium hominis bioprosthetic valve endocarditis presenting as septic arthritis. This remarkable presentation had clinical features consistent with endocarditis generally associated with highly virulent pathogens. A literature search has failed to disclose a report of septic arthiritis as a manifestation of C. hominis endocarditis.
Apisarnthanarak
Anucha
A
Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. anucha@gwu.edu
Johnson
Raymond M
RM
Braverman
Alan C
AC
Dunne
William Michael
WM
Little
J Russell
JR
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D020563:Gammaproteobacteria; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000382:microbiology; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome