Infective endocarditis and infected aneurysm caused byStreptococcus dysgalactiaesubsp.equisimilis: a case report.
Endocarditis caused byStreptococcus dysgalactiaesubsp.equisimilis(SDSE) is rare. Infected aneurysm is one of the most serious complications of infective endocarditis. However, no reports have described SDSE-related infected aneurysm. We herein report a successfully treated case of SDSE-associated infective endocarditis with an infected aneurysm.
Department of Infectious Disease Kagawa University Kagawa Japan; Department of Internal Medicine Hematology Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine Kagawa University Kagawa Japan.
Naoki
0000-0002-6418-991X
N
Watanabe
Department of Internal Medicine Hematology Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine Kagawa University Kagawa Japan.
Shuji
S
Bandoh
Department of Internal Medicine Hematology Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine Kagawa University Kagawa Japan.
Tomoya
T
Ishii
Department of Clinical Laboratory Faculty of Medicine Kagawa University Kagawa Japan.
Kiyoshi
K
Negayama
Department of Internal Medicine Hematology Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine Kagawa University Kagawa Japan.
Norimitsu
N
Kadowaki
Department of Infectious Disease Kagawa University Kagawa Japan.
Kyoko
K
Yokota
Infected aneurysm; Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis; infective endocarditis; transcatheter arterial embolization