A rare infectious complication after endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration in an oncological patient and review of the literature.
An endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration of a mediastinal lymph node was performed in a cancer patient. Shortly after this procedure, a streptococcus salivarius endocarditis was diagnosed. To our knowledge, this is the first case in the literature of endocarditis following ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration in the absence of cardiac risk factors.
Medische Oncologie, Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent, Belgie.
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van Fraeyenhove
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Lamot
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Van Belle
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Cesmeli
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Rottey
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents