A Case of Pulmonary Artery Endarteritis due to Staphylococcus lugdunensis in Patient with Clinically Silent Patent Ductus Arteriosus.
10.12771/emj.2011.34.2.51
- Author:
Mahn LEE
1
;
Hyun Jung SONG
;
Jeong A LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Staphylococcus lugdunensis;
Pulmonary endarteritis
- MeSH:
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent;
Endarteritis;
Endocarditis;
Humans;
Pulmonary Artery;
Staphylococcus;
Staphylococcus lugdunensis
- From:The Ewha Medical Journal
2011;34(2):51-54
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Staphylococcus lugdunensis (S. lugdunensis) is an unusually virulent coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) and uncommon cause of infective endocarditis (IE) involving mainly native left sided valves. S. lugdunensis IE, which was described previously as "surreptitious" and "wolf in sheep's clothing", runs an aggressive course with a high rate of severe in-hospital complications. Therefore, early surgical treatment has been considered for the treatment of S. lugdunensis IE. However, we experienced a case of S. lugdunensis pulmonary endarteritis which was cured with antibiotic therapy alone.
