Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis resulting in annular rupture: a case report.
Future Cardiol
; 19(2): 65-69, 2023 02.
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Enterococcus faecalis is the third most common organism to cause infection of the heart and heart valves and is associated with high rates of complications and death. Complications related to E. faecalis heart infections are common and include dislodging of infected material, abscess formation and injury to blood vessel walls. Contained rupture of the aortic valve annulus is a complication of E. faecalis infections that, to the authors knowledge, has not been previously described in the literature. Herein, we present an unusual case of a 62-year-old male presenting with classical symptoms of E. faecalis infection of the heart which resulted in an unusual complication of this condition, a contained annular rupture and the surgical management undertaken to correct this condition.
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Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Positivas
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Endocardite
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Endocardite Bacteriana
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
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2023
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Article