Akinci E, Gol M K, Balbay Y
Microbiology Laboratory, Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Scand J Infect Dis. 2001;33(1):71-2. doi: 10.1080/003655401750064121.
Endocarditis is a rare but serious complication of brucellosis. We report here a case of Brucella abortus endocarditis occurring on a prosthetic mitral valve. The diagnosis was established by positive serology, the presence of vegetation on the mitral prosthesis and isolation of B. abortus from the blood and valve cultures. The patient was successfully treated with combined medical and surgical therapy.
心内膜炎是布鲁氏菌病一种罕见但严重的并发症。我们在此报告一例发生在人工二尖瓣上的流产布鲁氏菌心内膜炎病例。通过血清学阳性、二尖瓣人工瓣膜上存在赘生物以及从血液和瓣膜培养物中分离出流产布鲁氏菌确诊。该患者通过药物和手术联合治疗成功治愈。
