Haemophilus aphrophilus endocarditis after tongue piercing.
Piercing invades subcutaneous areas and has a high potential for infectious complications. The number of case reports of endocarditis associated with piercing is increasing. We studied a 25-year-old man with a pierced tongue, who arrived at Memorial Health University Medical Center with fever, chills, rigors, and shortness of breath of 6 days' duration and had an aortic valvuloplasty for correction of congenital aortic stenosis.
Mercer School of Medicine, Savannah, Georgia 31404, USA.
Hossein
H
Akhondi
Ali R
AR
Rahimi
D000328:Adult; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006190:Haemophilus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009254:Nafcillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014059:Tongue; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D010406:Penicillins; D009254:Nafcillin; D000667:Ampicillin