Endocarditis infecciosa fatal por Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum / Letal endocarditis due to Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum
Rev. chil. infectol
; 33(2): 229-231, abr. 2016. ilus
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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.
RESUMEN
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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LILACS
Main subject:
Corynebacterium
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Corynebacterium Infections
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Endocarditis, Bacterial
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev. chil. infectol
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Year:
2016
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Article