title: Bartonella infective endocarditis of a prosthetic aortic valve with a subvalvular abscess.
abstract: A patient with a prosthetic aortic valve, and culture negative endocarditis caused by Bartonella henselae presented with nonspecific constitutional symptoms, skin rash, and then later developed acute renal failure. The patient underwent redo sternotomy, aortic root, and ascending aorta replacement with a homograft, which resolved his symptoms and the renal failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195-5108, USA.
authors.forename: Jahanzaib
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Idrees
authors.forename: Turki B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Albacker
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Joyce
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Venugopal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Eric E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Roselli
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016917:Angiomatosis, Bacillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001021:Aortic Valve; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents