Pacemaker lead endocarditis due to Brucellosis.
Infection of prosthetic devices or implants is a rare complication of Brucellosis. Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator infections were previously reported in 6 patients. We report the first case of relapsing Brucellosis due to intracardiac lead endocarditis, which resolved only after removing the intracardiac leads and institution of appropriate antimicrobial therapy.
Al-Majid
Fahad M
FM
Department of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, PO Box 2925, Riyadh 11461, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. falmajid@gmail.com
D000328:Adult; D002006:Brucellosis; D020878:Device Removal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000382:microbiology*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012529:Saudi Arabia