title: Recurrent prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus colonizing skin lesions in severe atopic dermatitis.
abstract: Infective endocarditis, a serious infection most commonly affecting rheumatic or prosthetic valves, generally occurs after bacteremia. Atopic dermatitis, a very common disease, carries a high prevalence of skin infections, particularly with Staphylococcus aureus. While cutaneous colonization by S. aureus represents an important source of bacteremia, few cases of infective endocarditis arising from the skin lesions of atopic dermatitis have been reported. We describe a patient with recurrent S. aureus prosthetic valve endocarditis developing in this manner.
authors.affiliation: Intensive and Cardiac Care Unit, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan. yamamoto56@nms.ac.jp <yamamoto56@nms.ac.jp>
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yodogawa
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wakita
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogano
authors.forename: Miwa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tokita
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyagi
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nitta
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Teruo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000254:growth & development