[Letal endocarditis due to Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum].
We present a case report of a infective endocarditis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum in a young patient eight years old with bicuspid aortic valve that led to a severe neurological embolism and death. Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum is part of the nasopharyngeal and skin flora. However, there are cases reported of endocarditis usually associated with immunocompromised patients that mostly presented a poor clinical outcome.
Santiago
S
Pérez-Parra
Alejandro
A
Peña
Enrique
E
Blanca
Federico
F
García
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000382:microbiology; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D002648:Child; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography