التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Back to basics: a rare and aggressive case of Aggregatibacter aphrophilus endocarditis. |
| المؤلفون: |
Al-Sakini, Nada, Bruce, Charo, Seitler, Samuel, Ibrahim, Wasyla, Nicholas, Victoria, Loup, Orphelie, Shore, Darryl, Li, Wei, Gatzoulis, Michael A |
| المصدر: |
Oxford Medical Case Reports; Jun2021, Vol. 2021 Issue 6, p1-4, 4p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
ENDOCARDITIS, MITRAL valve, AORTIC valve, CLINICAL deterioration, SYMPTOMS |
| مستخلص: |
We present the case of a 25-year-old with a history of bicuspid aortic valve and ascending aortopathy who was successfully treated for infective endocarditis (IE) due to Aggregatibacter aphrophilus. His clinical course was complicated by a large aortic root abscess not initially visualised on transthoracic echocardiography or computerised tomography. The cardinal feature of progressive prolongation of the PR interval on serial electrocardiograms was the only sign associated with clinical deterioration and was the trigger for rapid investigation and urgent management. Our case emphasises the importance of simple bedside tests to identify dynamic clinical scenarios and the requirement for early further imaging in the management of IE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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