[Infective endocarditis due to Bartonella henselae following a rupture of a cerebral aneurysm]. / Endocardite infectieuse àBartonella henselae précédée par la rupture d'un anévrisme cérébral.
Med Mal Infect
; 39(6): 394-6, 2009 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-19097835
ABSTRACT
We report a case of severe aortic bicuspid valve endocarditis, revealed by global cardiac failure without fever, in a 38-year-old man who had developed cerebral mycotic aneurysms nine months earlier. PCR analysis of the excised aortic valve and serological tests (even 9 months earlier) were positive for Bartonella henselae. A combination of intravenous then oral doxycyclin at 200mg/day and intravenous gentamycin at 90mg/day was given for 6 and 2 weeks respectively. The evolution was favorable on follow-up, 12 months after completion of the therapy. Only 49 cases of B. henselae endocarditis have been reported to date, none with associated mycotic aneurysm but most often located on the bicuspid aortic valve, and usually with severe valvular damage due to late diagnosis.
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Aneurisma Intracraneal
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Angiomatosis Bacilar
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Endocarditis
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Med Mal Infect
Año:
2009
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Article
País de afiliación:
Francia