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
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.
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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