Brucella Endocarditis as a Late Onset Complication of Brucellosis

Brucella Endocarditis as a Late Onset Complication of Brucellosis

Brucella endocarditis (BE) is a rare but life threatening complication of brucellosis. We present a case report of a patient with relapsing brucellosis complicated with aortic valve endocarditis. The patient underwent valve replacement and required prolonged antibiotic treatment because of rupture o...

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Main Authors: Panagiotis Andriopoulos, Christos Antoniou, Panagiota Manolakou, Athanassios Vasilopoulos, George Assimakopoulos, Maria Tsironi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/836826
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spelling doaj-b10343b77044426aad217c8495653cc02020-11-24T22:06:45ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332015-01-01201510.1155/2015/836826836826Brucella Endocarditis as a Late Onset Complication of BrucellosisPanagiotis Andriopoulos0Christos Antoniou1Panagiota Manolakou2Athanassios Vasilopoulos3George Assimakopoulos4Maria Tsironi5Faculty of Nursing, University of Peloponnese, Orthias Artemidos & Plataion, 23100 Sparta, GreeceDepartment of Cardiology, Sparta General Hospital, 23100 Sparta, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine, Sparta General Hospital, 23100 Sparta, GreeceDepartment of Cardiology, Sparta General Hospital, 23100 Sparta, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine, Sparta General Hospital, 23100 Sparta, GreeceFaculty of Nursing, University of Peloponnese, Orthias Artemidos & Plataion, 23100 Sparta, GreeceBrucella endocarditis (BE) is a rare but life threatening complication of brucellosis. We present a case report of a patient with relapsing brucellosis complicated with aortic valve endocarditis. The patient underwent valve replacement and required prolonged antibiotic treatment because of rupture of the noncoronary leaflet and development of congestive heart failure. Since the onset of endocarditis in patients with brucellosis is not known, proper follow-up is required in order to identify any late onset complications, especially in endemic areas.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/836826
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author Panagiotis Andriopoulos
Christos Antoniou
Panagiota Manolakou
Athanassios Vasilopoulos
George Assimakopoulos
Maria Tsironi
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Christos Antoniou
Panagiota Manolakou
Athanassios Vasilopoulos
George Assimakopoulos
Maria Tsironi
Brucella Endocarditis as a Late Onset Complication of Brucellosis
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
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Christos Antoniou
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Athanassios Vasilopoulos
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title Brucella Endocarditis as a Late Onset Complication of Brucellosis
title_short Brucella Endocarditis as a Late Onset Complication of Brucellosis
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title_fullStr Brucella Endocarditis as a Late Onset Complication of Brucellosis
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
issn 2090-6625
2090-6633
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Brucella endocarditis (BE) is a rare but life threatening complication of brucellosis. We present a case report of a patient with relapsing brucellosis complicated with aortic valve endocarditis. The patient underwent valve replacement and required prolonged antibiotic treatment because of rupture of the noncoronary leaflet and development of congestive heart failure. Since the onset of endocarditis in patients with brucellosis is not known, proper follow-up is required in order to identify any late onset complications, especially in endemic areas.
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