Jagadeesan Naveena, Patra Soumya, Singh Ajit Pal, Nagesh Chamrajnagar Mahadevappa, Reddy Babu, Badnur Srinivas C, Nanjappa Manjunath Cholenahally
Department of Microbiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research, Bangalore 560069, Karnataka, India.
Department of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research, Bangalore 560069, Karnataka, India.
J Cardiovasc Dis Res. 2013 Dec;4(4):254-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jcdr.2013.06.003. Epub 2013 Aug 21.
We are reporting the first case of spontaneous endocarditis caused by rapid grower non-tuberculous Mycobacterium chelonae in a case of rheumatic heart disease. The diagnosis was confirmed as there was repeated isolation of rapidly growing atypical Mycobacterium from blood culture which was identified as M. chelonae by Reverse line probe assay. The patient presented with pyrexia of unknown origin. Later she was found to have rheumatic heart disease with severe aortic regurgitation & large vegetation was seen attached to the aortic valve. She was treated with rifampicin, clarithromycin, amikacin & levofloxacin based on culture & sensitivity. She succumbed to her illness after development of large cerebral infarction due to embolization of vegetation from aortic valve.
我们报告了首例风湿性心脏病患者由快速生长的非结核分枝杆菌龟分枝杆菌引起的自发性心内膜炎病例。通过血培养反复分离出快速生长的非典型分枝杆菌,并经反向线探针检测鉴定为龟分枝杆菌,从而确诊。患者表现为不明原因发热。后来发现她患有风湿性心脏病,伴有严重主动脉瓣反流,且在主动脉瓣上可见巨大赘生物。根据培养及药敏结果,给予她利福平、克拉霉素、阿米卡星和左氧氟沙星治疗。她在因主动脉瓣赘生物栓塞导致大面积脑梗死之后,病情恶化并最终死亡。