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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
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