Endocarditis due to Streptococcus agalactiae presenting with myositis.

Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, U.K.

Int J Cardiol. 1991 Nov;33(2):333-4. doi: 10.1016/0167-5273(91)90368-y.

A case of endocarditis of the aortic valve due to Streptococcus agalactiae is described in which the patient presented with a myositis sparing the myocardium. The patient required emergency replacement of the valve, and made a good recovery.