Streptococcus agalactiae infective endocarditis with large vegetation in a patient with underlying protein S deficiency.
Infection
; 41(1): 247-50, 2013 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
We present a case of a patient with underlying protein S deficiency who suffered from infective endocarditis with a large anterior mitral leaflet (AML) mass of approximately 4.5 cm in length. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) revealed the mass at the AML base and a rupture of the posterior mitral leaflet chordae tendinae. The vegetation's large size may have been caused by one or more of three factors location, underlying disease, and the microorganism causing infection. Patients with protein S deficiency are prone to thromboembolic events during cardiac surgery. Infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae usually has a poor prognosis, and, thus, early surgery is recommended.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones Estreptocócicas
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Deficiencia de Proteína S
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Endocarditis Bacteriana
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Insuficiencia de la Válvula Mitral
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Infection
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China