A case of pneumococcal tricuspid endocarditis: An oslerian diagnosis. (2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Machiavello Roman, Francisco
• Is Part Of: IDCases. Volume 24(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021
• Subjects: Streptococcus pneumoniae -- Infective endocarditis; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Case Reports; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases; Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01155
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2214-2509

Abstract

Highlights: Pneumococcal endocarditis is a rare manifestation of S. pneumoniae infection. It affects mainly middle-aged men without traditional risk factors for IE. Isolates have high sensitivity to penicillin, but cardiac complications are common. Abstract: Streptococcal infections present in a variety of clinical syndromes. Invasive disease, such as infective endocarditis, was common in the pre-antibiotic era but is now seldom encountered. The author reports the case of an elderly man with pneumococcal tricuspid endocarditis presenting with fever and syncope, and reviews current literature regarding the epidemiology, clinical features and treatment of this condition.