[Lethal aortic endocarditis due to Gemella morbillorum in a Djiboutian khat user]. / Endocardite aortique fatale due à Gemella morbillorum chez un consommateur de khat de Djibouti.
Rev Med Interne
; 31(8): e7-9, 2010 Aug.
Article
in Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20413192
ABSTRACT
We report a 22-year-old man who presented in January 2009 in Djibouti for an aortic-abscessed endocarditis due to Gemella morbillorum (G. morbillorum). A voluminous aortic abscess that extended to the perimembranous ventricular septum was fistulized into the right atrium. Atrioventricular conduction abnormalities were observed. The portal of entry was dental with multiples caries and a periodontitis attributed to khat chewing. The patient died within few days. Diagnosis, severity and management of endocarditis due to this rare bacterium are discussed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
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Catha
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Staphylococcaceae
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Endocarditis, Bacterial
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
Fr
Journal:
Rev Med Interne
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Djibouti