Austrian Syndrome with a Delayed Onset of Heart Failure.
- Author:
Yong Min KIM
1
;
Sung Ai KIM
;
Min Gang KIM
;
Young Seok KWON
;
Eun Ji KIM
;
Sang Ho JO
;
Hyun Sook KIM
;
Sang Jin HAN
;
Woo Jung PARK
;
Chong Yun RHIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Pneumococcus; Endocarditis; Meningitis
- MeSH: Aortic Valve; Endocarditis; Heart; Heart Failure; Humans; Meningitis; Meningitis, Pneumococcal; Middle Aged; Rare Diseases; Rupture; Streptococcus pneumoniae
- From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2011;19(1):35-37
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: A 59-year-old man treated with pneumococcal meningitis 4 months ago was hospitalized for acute heart failure and performed aortic valve replacement by rupture of aortic valve. The frequent association of pneumococcal meningitis and endocarditis is known as Austrian syndrome. Though Austrian syndrome is a clinically rare disease, the evolution of pneumococcal endocarditis is very aggressive and associated with high mortality, and early recognition for evidence of endocardial lesion in patients with pneumococcal meningitis is important to reduce the complications and mortality rate.
