Subacute endocarditis due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a rare cause of endocarditis. Most cases were observed in people working with animals. We report a case in a 45-year old man without any exposure to animals. He was admitted to our hospital because of dyspnoea. Blood cultures were drawn following fever on day 8 of hospitalisation. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae was cultured and echocardiography showed a vegetation on the mitral valve. Appropriate antibiotic therapy and surgical treatment led to a good outcome of the infection.
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Laboratorium microbiologie Heilig-Hartziekenhuis Roeselare-Menen, Wilgenstraat 2, 8800 Roeselare, België. tomspiritus@hotmail.com
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D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015897:Comorbidity; D004698:Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004889:Erysipelothrix Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000667:Ampicillin