Brucella Endocarditis as a Late Onset Complication of Brucellosis

Joint Authors

Andriopoulos, Panagiotis
Antoniou, Christos
Manolakou, Panagiota
Vasilopoulos, Athanassios
Assimakopoulos, George
Tsironi, Maria

Source

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

Issue

Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2015-02-02

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

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.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Andriopoulos, Panagiotis& Antoniou, Christos& Manolakou, Panagiota& Vasilopoulos, Athanassios& Assimakopoulos, George& Tsironi, Maria. 2015. Brucella Endocarditis as a Late Onset Complication of Brucellosis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058762

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Andriopoulos, Panagiotis…[et al.]. Brucella Endocarditis as a Late Onset Complication of Brucellosis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058762

American Medical Association (AMA)

Andriopoulos, Panagiotis& Antoniou, Christos& Manolakou, Panagiota& Vasilopoulos, Athanassios& Assimakopoulos, George& Tsironi, Maria. Brucella Endocarditis as a Late Onset Complication of Brucellosis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058762

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1058762