Pneumococcal native aortic valve endocarditis with mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm, paraspinal and iliopsoas abscesses and pneumonia revealing a multiple myeloma.
J Med Microbiol
; 60(Pt 6): 851-855, 2011 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-21372185
ABSTRACT
We report a rare case of multiple myeloma presenting with native aortic valve endocarditis with secondary embolic mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm, contiguous paraspinal and iliopsoas abscesses, and pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae in a Chinese man. He was treated with aortic valve replacement, endovascular stenting of aneurysm, image-guided drainage of abscesses, and a 6-week course of endocarditic antibiotic therapy followed by chronic suppressive antibiotic therapy. Cases of multiple myeloma presenting with invasive pneumococcal infection were reviewed.
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Infecções Pneumocócicas
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Abscesso do Psoas
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Aneurisma da Aorta Abdominal
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Endocardite Bacteriana
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Fungos
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Mieloma Múltiplo
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Ano de publicação:
2011
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