A Case of Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis with Pseudoaneurysm Formation Caused by Haemophilus parainfluenzae.
10.3904/kjm.2014.87.5.589
- Author:
Ji Hyun JUNG
1
;
Hack Lyoung KIM
;
Hyue Mee KIM
;
Hak Seung LEE
;
Chee Hae KIM
;
Hong Mi CHOI
;
Joo Hee ZO
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. khl2876@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aneurysm, False;
Endocarditis;
Haemophilus parainfluenzae;
Heart valve prosthesis
- MeSH:
Aneurysm, False*;
Diagnosis;
Endocarditis*;
Haemophilus parainfluenzae*;
Heart Valve Prosthesis;
Intracranial Embolism;
Paramyxoviridae Infections
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2014;87(5):589-592
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) caused by Haemophilus parainfluenzae (H. parainfluenzae) is very rare. Here, we report a case of H. parainfluenzae PVE that developed following the Bentall procedure complicated by a pseudoaneurysm and cerebral emboli. A diagnosis was delayed in this case because of the slow-growing nature of the organism and the unusual clinical presentation.
