Infectious endocarditis caused by Rhodococcus equi.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.08.053.
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Abstract
Rhodococcus equi is an unusual cause of infection. Furthermore, this infection also tends to be typically described in immunocompromised patients. This report describes a 25-year-old previously healthy man with infectious endocarditis that was found to have been caused by R equi complicated by a subarachnoid hemorrhage, subdural hematoma, and a superior mesenteric artery aneurysm. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotic therapy, followed by a resection of the superior mesenteric artery aneurysm and a repair of the mitral valve.
Medical subject headings
- Actinomycetales Infections
- Endocarditis, Bacterial
- Rhodococcus equi