Corynebacterium diphtheriae endocarditis
The authors report the case of a 69-year-old man with an acute toxemic and febrile syndrome. Immediately after admission, the patient’s mental status rapidly deteriorated. A faint mitral systolic murmur was detected and splenomegaly was observed on ultrasound examination. Laboratory screening reveal...
Main Authors: | Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos, Vilma Takayasu, Hugo Deutsch, Henrique Lane Staniak, Silvia Regina dos Santos |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
University of São Paulo
2011-03-01
|
Series: | Autopsy and Case Reports |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/36410 |
Similar Items
-
Potential pathogenic role of aggregative- adhering Corynebacterium diphtheriae of different clonal groups in endocarditis
by: R. Hirata Jr., et al.
Published: (2008-11-01) -
Sequence Analysis of Toxin Gene–Bearing Corynebacterium diphtheriae Strains, Australia
by: Christine J. Doyle, et al.
Published: (2017-01-01) -
PATHOGENICITY FACTORS OF CORYNEBACTERIUM NON DIPHTHERIAE
by: G. G. Kharseeva, et al.
Published: (2016-06-01) -
Prevalence of diphtheria and tetanus antibodies and circulation of Corynebacterium diphtheriae in São Paulo, Brazil
by: K.G. Divino-Goes, et al.
Published: (2007-12-01) -
Úlceras leishmanióticas cutâneas com presença de Corynebacterium diphtheriae Cutaneous leishmaniotic ulcers with Corynebacterium diphtheriae
by: Luis Angel Vera, et al.
Published: (2002-08-01)