title: Tsutsugamushi disease presenting with aortic valve endocarditis: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Tsutsugamushi disease is a zoonotic disease caused byOrientia tsutsugamushiin which humans are accidental hosts. Infective endocarditis associated with Tsutsugamushi disease has not been previously reported. We are describing a case of Tsutsugamushi disease presenting with aortic valve endocarditis. The clinical data of a 67-year-old female withO. tsutsugamushi-induced aortic valve endocarditis was summarized retrospectively and analyzed with a literature review. Treatment ofO. tsutsugamushi-induced aortic valve endocarditis with chloramphenicol is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510630, China.
authors.forename: Shujie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510630, China.
authors.forename: Xianguan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510630, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510630, China.
authors.forename: Dinghui
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510630, China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasonography, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510630, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou 510630, China; Institute Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou 510630, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoxian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qian
keywords: Tsutsugamushi disease; excrescence; heart valve; infective endocarditis