A forgotten but important risk factor for infective endocarditis in patients with prosthetic valve: pedicure.
We report a case of infective endocarditis developing after pedicure in a 36-y-old female. Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infective endocarditis was diagnosed. Even aggressive therapy was ineffective. To our knowledge, we report the first case of infective endocarditis secondary to pedicure in the literature.
Turgut
Faruk
F
Department of Internal Medicine, Fatih University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. turgutfaruk@yahoo.com
Kanbay
Mehmet
M
Uz
Burak
B
Carlioglu
Ayse
A
Selcoki
Yusuf
Y
Karanfil
Aydin
A
Alici
Ozlem
O
Akcay
Ali
A
D000328:Adult; D001505:Beauty Culture; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006214:Hallux / Q000382:microbiology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D009262:Nails / Q000382:microbiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus