[Actinomycotic infective endocarditis of the mitral valve. Anatomoclinical case and review of literature].
Actinomycotic infections of the heart is an uncommon disease, especially if the infection affects the valvular endocardium as primary focus. Just a few cases have been reported previously. We report a case of primary endocarditis of the mitral valve caused by Actinomyces sp diagnosed at necropsy in a 34 year-old man with history of chronic rheumatic disease presenting as a usual case of infective endocarditis.
Oddó B
David
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Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. doddo@med.puc.cl
Ayala R
Fernanda
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D000190:Actinomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male