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Rev. chil. infectol ; 33(2): 229-231, abr. 2016. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-784873

ABSTRACT

We present a case report of a infective endocarditis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum in a young patient eight years old with bicuspid aortic valve that led to a severe neurological embolism and death. Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum is part of the nasopharyngeal and skin flora. However, there are cases reported of endocarditis usually associated with immunocompromised patients that mostly presented a poor clinical outcome.


Se presenta el caso clínico de una endocarditis infecciosa por Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum en un niño de 8 años, portador de una valvulopatía aórtica bicúspide, que falleció por una embolia cerebral grave. Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum forma parte de la microbiota de la piel y nasofaringe. Sin embargo, se han descrito casos de endocarditis en pacientes inmunocomprometidos, asociados, en su mayoría, a una mala evolución clínica.


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Humans , Male , Child , Corynebacterium/isolation & purification , Corynebacterium Infections/microbiology , Endocarditis, Bacterial/microbiology , Aortic Valve/abnormalities , Aortic Valve/microbiology , Ultrasonography , Fatal Outcome , Corynebacterium Infections/diagnostic imaging , Endocarditis, Bacterial/diagnostic imaging , Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease , Heart Valve Diseases/complications , Heart Valve Diseases/microbiology
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