Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Complicated by Psoas Abscess and Infective Endocarditis in a Patient with Atopic Dermatitis

Joint Authors

Toyokawa, Tatsuya
Yumoto, Tetsuya
Naito, Hiromichi
Nakao, Atsunori
Tsuboi, Ichiro
Matsueda, Katsunori
Horii, Joichiro

Source

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

Issue

Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2017-12-10

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

The close relationship between atopic dermatitis (AD) and infective endocarditis (IE) has been implicated.

Staphylococcus aureus colonization is frequently seen observed in AD patients’ skin lesions.

Although a case of IE due to S.

aureus bacteremia in an AD patient has been sporadically reported, a case of S.

aureus bacteremia complicated by psoas abscess and IE has not been previously reported.

A 42-year-old man with a history of AD presented to our hospital complaining of fever, fatigue, chills, lower right back pain, and poor appetite for a week.

His blood cultures showed growth of S.

aureus.

On day 3, the patient presented acute cardiac failure and was diagnosed with IE based on echocardiogram examination.

Since the patient’s cardiac failure did not respond to medication, an emergency surgery was performed on the fourth day of hospitalization.

The patient underwent successful surgical treatment of the heart lesions and subsequent percutaneous drainage of psoas abscess and received intensive antibiotics, which successfully improved his condition.

Our report emphasizes awareness of the association between AD and invasive S.

aureus infections.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Tsuboi, Ichiro& Yumoto, Tetsuya& Toyokawa, Tatsuya& Matsueda, Katsunori& Horii, Joichiro& Naito, Hiromichi…[et al.]. 2017. Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Complicated by Psoas Abscess and Infective Endocarditis in a Patient with Atopic Dermatitis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146332

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Tsuboi, Ichiro…[et al.]. Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Complicated by Psoas Abscess and Infective Endocarditis in a Patient with Atopic Dermatitis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146332

American Medical Association (AMA)

Tsuboi, Ichiro& Yumoto, Tetsuya& Toyokawa, Tatsuya& Matsueda, Katsunori& Horii, Joichiro& Naito, Hiromichi…[et al.]. Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Complicated by Psoas Abscess and Infective Endocarditis in a Patient with Atopic Dermatitis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146332

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1146332