Brucella Endocarditis as a Late Onset Complication of Brucellosis
Brucella endocarditis (BE) is a rare but life threatening complication of brucellosis. We present a case report of a patient with relapsing brucellosis complicated with aortic valve endocarditis. The patient underwent valve replacement and required prolonged antibiotic treatment because of rupture o...
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| author | Panagiotis Andriopoulos Christos Antoniou Panagiota Manolakou Athanassios Vasilopoulos George Assimakopoulos Maria Tsironi |
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| description | Brucella endocarditis (BE) is a rare but life threatening complication of brucellosis. We present a case report of a patient with relapsing brucellosis complicated with aortic valve endocarditis. The patient underwent valve replacement and required prolonged antibiotic treatment because of rupture of the noncoronary leaflet and development of congestive heart failure. Since the onset of endocarditis in patients with brucellosis is not known, proper follow-up is required in order to identify any late onset complications, especially in endemic areas. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b10343b77044426aad217c8495653cc02025-02-03T01:27:54ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332015-01-01201510.1155/2015/836826836826Brucella Endocarditis as a Late Onset Complication of BrucellosisPanagiotis Andriopoulos0Christos Antoniou1Panagiota Manolakou2Athanassios Vasilopoulos3George Assimakopoulos4Maria Tsironi5Faculty of Nursing, University of Peloponnese, Orthias Artemidos & Plataion, 23100 Sparta, GreeceDepartment of Cardiology, Sparta General Hospital, 23100 Sparta, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine, Sparta General Hospital, 23100 Sparta, GreeceDepartment of Cardiology, Sparta General Hospital, 23100 Sparta, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine, Sparta General Hospital, 23100 Sparta, GreeceFaculty of Nursing, University of Peloponnese, Orthias Artemidos & Plataion, 23100 Sparta, GreeceBrucella endocarditis (BE) is a rare but life threatening complication of brucellosis. We present a case report of a patient with relapsing brucellosis complicated with aortic valve endocarditis. The patient underwent valve replacement and required prolonged antibiotic treatment because of rupture of the noncoronary leaflet and development of congestive heart failure. Since the onset of endocarditis in patients with brucellosis is not known, proper follow-up is required in order to identify any late onset complications, especially in endemic areas.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/836826 |
| spellingShingle | Panagiotis Andriopoulos Christos Antoniou Panagiota Manolakou Athanassios Vasilopoulos George Assimakopoulos Maria Tsironi Brucella Endocarditis as a Late Onset Complication of Brucellosis Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Brucella Endocarditis as a Late Onset Complication of Brucellosis |
| title_full | Brucella Endocarditis as a Late Onset Complication of Brucellosis |
| title_fullStr | Brucella Endocarditis as a Late Onset Complication of Brucellosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Brucella Endocarditis as a Late Onset Complication of Brucellosis |
| title_short | Brucella Endocarditis as a Late Onset Complication of Brucellosis |
| title_sort | brucella endocarditis as a late onset complication of brucellosis |
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