A Case of Pasteurella Multocida Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis with Multiple Peripheral Arterial Embolism.
10.4235/jkgs.2010.14.3.175
- Author:
Sejin HWANG
1
;
Bo Sik CHOI
;
Hyung Wook KIM
;
Young Min SHIN
;
Eun Hye KIM
;
Joseph JEONG
;
Jae Bum JUN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan Universitiy Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pasteurella multocida;
Embolism;
Heart valve prosthesis;
Endocarditis
- MeSH:
Aged;
Animals;
Embolism;
Endocarditis;
Heart Valve Prosthesis;
Humans;
Liver Diseases;
Pasteurella;
Pasteurella multocida;
Rare Diseases
- From:Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
2010;14(3):175-179
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Infective endocarditis caused by Pasteurella multocida is a rare disease with a high mortality rate. Most patients have a previous history of animal contact. The most common comorbid condition is a chronic liver disease, which is attributable to the high mortality rate. Over half of the patients who survived the disease had required valve replacement surgery. We report the case of a 70-year-old man diagnosed with prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Pasteurella multocida and complicated with multiple peripheral arterial embolism. He had neither any underlying immunocompromising diseases nor previous history of animal contact. He was successfully cured after antibiotic therapy for 6 weeks without valve replacement surgery.
