A case of pneumococcal endocarditis complicated by meningitis.
- Author:
Jong Kyu KWON
1
;
Hyuck Yong KWON
;
Dong Yeub EUN
;
Jae Gwang LEE
;
Kyoung Suk LEE
;
Jin Woo CHOI
;
Ki Tae KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea. ktkwon@fatima.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Streptococcus pneumoniae;
Infective endocarditis;
Meningitis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aged;
Alcoholism;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Cerebral Infarction;
Endocarditis;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Meningitis;
Streptococcus pneumoniae
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2010;78(1):138-143
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
pneumonia in the setting of chronic alcoholism and may be complicated by meningitis. Only one adult case of pneumococcal endocarditis (PE) has been reported in Korea. We report the case of a 73-year-old woman who suffered from PE complicated by embolic cerebral infarction and meningitis. This is the first Korean case of PE complicated with meningitis. The patient was treated medically and died from a cardiac complication. This case shows that PE is difficult to treat without surgery because its evolution is usually acute and very aggressive; it has a high rate of local and systemic complications despite the administration of appropriate antibiotics.
