[Nocardia endocarditis in a native mitral valve].
Nocardiosis is an opportunistic infection that usually arises in immunodepressed patients. Cases in immunocompetent patients are uncommon. We report a 53-year-old woman diagnosed as having Nocardia sp. endocarditis in a native mitral valve, which required valve replacement.
Sección de Medicina Interna, Hospital Torrecárdenas, Almería, Spain. amlt@mixmail.com
Ana M
AM
Lazo Torres
Carmen
C
Gálvez Contreras
Antonio
A
Collado Romacho
Francisco J
FJ
Gamir Ruiz
Fernando
F
Yélamos Rodríguez
Ginés
G
López Martínez
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009615:Nocardia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents