Safavi Shahideh, Tufnell Michelle, Bhalla Ajay
St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
BMJ Case Rep. 2010 Sep 9;2010:bcr0620092023. doi: 10.1136/bcr.06.2009.2023.
We describe an elderly patient presenting with cardio-embolic stroke who was found to have infective endocarditis (IE) affecting the mitral valve. Penicillin-resistant Facklamia hominis was identified as the causative pathogen. Despite initiation of aggressive antibiotic treatment, the patient suffered a fatal myocardial infarction 2 days post-diagnosis of IE. Facklamia spp. have not been previously reported to be associated with IE. Here, we discuss the link between IE and cardio-embolic stroke along with a discussion of various causative pathogens.
我们描述了一位患有心源性栓塞性中风的老年患者,该患者被发现患有感染性心内膜炎(IE),累及二尖瓣。耐青霉素的人法氏菌被确定为病原体。尽管开始了积极的抗生素治疗,但该患者在被诊断为IE后2天死于致命性心肌梗死。此前尚未有法氏菌属与IE相关的报道。在此,我们讨论IE与心源性栓塞性中风之间的联系,并探讨各种病原体。