Author/Authors
Hakyemez, İsmail Necati Bezmialem Vakif University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Infectious Diseases, Turkey , Durdu, Bülent Bezmialem Vakif University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Infectious Diseases, Turkey , Okay, Gülay Bezmialem Vakif University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Infectious Diseases, Turkey , Bölükçü, Sibel Bezmialem Vakif University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Infectious Diseases, Turkey , Gültepe, Bilge Bezmialem Vakif University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Medical Microbiology, Turkey , Aslan, Turan Bezmialem Vakif University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Infectious Diseases, Turkey
Title Of Article
Infective endocarditis case due to streptococcus parasanguinis presented with spondylodiscitis
شماره ركورد
24245
Abstract
Streptococcus parasanguinis is a natural member of oral flora. It is an opportunistic pathogen, and rarely cause systemic infections due to it’s low virulence. Subacute infective endocarditis may present with various clinical manifestations (eg., spondylodiscitis). A sixty-five years old male patient from Northern Iraq has referred to our emergency service with high fever, weight loss, back pain and inability to walk. The patient was a veterinarian. He was operated three years ago for colonic carcinoma and irradiated. In magnetic resonance imaging, spondylodiscitis was detected localized in lumbar 1-2 region. Transthorasic echocardiography demonstrated aortic valve vegetation. S. parasanguinis was identified in the blood cultures. In conclusion; all in all, it’s remarkable to isolate S. parasanguinis as a causal agent of infective endocarditis in a patient who is a veterinarian with history of colonic carcinoma presented with clinical manifestation of spondylodiscitis.
From Page
591
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Streptococcus parasanguinis , endocarditis , spondylodiscitis
JournalTitle
Cukurova Medical Journal
To Page
594
JournalTitle
Cukurova Medical Journal
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