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| A Case of Infective Endocarditis with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae |
| Il Chol Hong, M.D., Sungmin Kim, M.D., Kyong Ran Peck, M.D.Sang Hoon Lee, M.D.*, Pyo Won Park, M.D.† and Jae-Hoon Song, M.D. |
| Division of Infectious Diseases and Cardiology*, Department of Internal Medicine andDepartment of Thoracic Surgery†, Samsung Medical Center Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine |
Vol.32 Num.4 (p344~348)
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is an uncommon pathogen in human, which causes zoonotic infection. The most common type of human disease with E. rhusiopathiae is a localized skin infection (erysipeloed). E. rhusiopathiae endocarditis is very rare, which usually develops in normal heart valves and causes a variety of complications leading to valve replacement.
We described a case of E. rhusiopathiae endocarditis which developed in a 56-year-old man without a predisposing valvular heart disease. In this case, aortic valve and mitral valve were involved and emergency valve replacement was required, which improved patient's condition markedly. Intravenous therapy with penicillin G and subsequent ceftriaxone were given for 8 weeks after surgery and he was recovered without relapse. |
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Keywords : Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, Endocarditis |
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