Staphylococcus lugdunensis Endocarditis Presenting with Brain Abscesses and Temporal Vision Deficits
Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative staphylococcal bacterium (CoNS) that colonizes the skin. While infectious endocarditis (IE) caused by S. lugdunensis is rare, it is noteworthy because it has been associated with an aggressive clinical course. In this report, we present a case of cu...
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| description | Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative staphylococcal bacterium (CoNS) that colonizes the skin. While infectious endocarditis (IE) caused by S. lugdunensis is rare, it is noteworthy because it has been associated with an aggressive clinical course. In this report, we present a case of culture-negative IE complicated by brain abscesses, vision deficits, and progressive heart failure that ultimately required mitral valve replacement. The causative agent was eventually identified as S. lugdunensis through molecular testing of valvular tissue. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b0e06a45444d4d7589e68f4a4d2589bf2025-08-20T03:04:34ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66332024-01-01202410.1155/2024/4728700Staphylococcus lugdunensis Endocarditis Presenting with Brain Abscesses and Temporal Vision DeficitsMatthew S. Linz0Diana Finkel1Eli S. Goshorn2Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolDivision of Infectious DiseasesDivision of Infectious DiseasesStaphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative staphylococcal bacterium (CoNS) that colonizes the skin. While infectious endocarditis (IE) caused by S. lugdunensis is rare, it is noteworthy because it has been associated with an aggressive clinical course. In this report, we present a case of culture-negative IE complicated by brain abscesses, vision deficits, and progressive heart failure that ultimately required mitral valve replacement. The causative agent was eventually identified as S. lugdunensis through molecular testing of valvular tissue.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/4728700 |
| spellingShingle | Matthew S. Linz Diana Finkel Eli S. Goshorn Staphylococcus lugdunensis Endocarditis Presenting with Brain Abscesses and Temporal Vision Deficits Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Staphylococcus lugdunensis Endocarditis Presenting with Brain Abscesses and Temporal Vision Deficits |
| title_full | Staphylococcus lugdunensis Endocarditis Presenting with Brain Abscesses and Temporal Vision Deficits |
| title_fullStr | Staphylococcus lugdunensis Endocarditis Presenting with Brain Abscesses and Temporal Vision Deficits |
| title_full_unstemmed | Staphylococcus lugdunensis Endocarditis Presenting with Brain Abscesses and Temporal Vision Deficits |
| title_short | Staphylococcus lugdunensis Endocarditis Presenting with Brain Abscesses and Temporal Vision Deficits |
| title_sort | staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis presenting with brain abscesses and temporal vision deficits |
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