title: Infectious endocarditis caused by Rhodococcus equi.
abstract: Rhodococcus equi is an unusual cause of infection. Furthermore, this infection also tends to be typically described in immunocompromised patients. This report describes a 25-year-old previously healthy man with infectious endocarditis that was found to have been caused by R equi complicated by a subarachnoid hemorrhage, subdural hematoma, and a superior mesenteric artery aneurysm. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotic therapy, followed by a resection of the superior mesenteric artery aneurysm and a repair of the mitral valve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ageo Central General Hospital, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Naoji
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hanayama
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hobo
authors.forename: Kiyomi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuba
authors.forename: Arifumi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takazawa
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior; D016929:Rhodococcus equi; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications