Hayek T, Markel A, Karaban A, Finkelstein R
Medical Dept. D, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.
Harefuah. 1994 Mar 1;126(5):251-2, 303.
Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus is an infrequent cause of endocarditis. Left-sided endocarditis in intravenous drug abuse is likewise uncommon; it carries a poor prognosis. A case of left-sided group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal endocarditis in a 20-year-old male drug addict with mitral valve prolapse is presented. This association has not been reported previously.
A组β溶血性链球菌是心内膜炎的罕见病因。静脉药物滥用者发生左侧心内膜炎同样不常见;其预后较差。本文报告了一例20岁男性药物成瘾者合并二尖瓣脱垂,发生左侧A组β溶血性链球菌心内膜炎的病例。此前尚未有这种关联的报道。