title: Infective tricuspid valve endocarditis with pulmonary emboli caused by Campylobacter fetus after tooth extraction.
abstract: We describe a case of infective endocarditis caused by Campylobacter fetus accompanied by pulmonary emboli. A 52-year-old man was referred to our hospital due to febrile temperatures with a history of dental treatment followed by eating raw meat. Computed tomography revealed multiple infiltrations and a nodule with low attenuation area and feeding vessels. A mobile mass, possible vegetation, attached to the tricuspid valve was detected by transthoracic echocardiography. Two blood cultures disclosed Campylobacter fetus. Long-term antibiotic therapy was given, curing the infection with valvuloplasty. We presented the possibility that infective Campylobacter fetus endocarditis after dental treatment was caused by eating raw meat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization Toneyama National Hospital, Osaka.
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: Ryoji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maekura
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hiraga
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hirotani
authors.forename: Hisako
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Seigo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitada
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Naka
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Motone
authors.forename: Takeya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujikawa
authors.forename: Shodayu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takashima
authors.forename: Rika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kitazume
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kanzaki
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakatani
authors.forename: Hirotaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanuki
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tagusari
authors.forename: Junjiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve