Neisseria elongata endocarditis complicated by brain embolism and abscess

J Med Microbiol. 2008 Mar;57(Pt 3):376-381. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.47493-0.

Abstract

We report a case of Neisseria elongata endocarditis with thalamic septic embolization and subsequent brain abscess formation, which to the best of our knowledge has never been reported in the literature. The brain abscess completely resolved after a surgical repair of the infected mitral valve and an additional 4 weeks of antimicrobial therapy. Based on a review of all previous reports of N. elongata endocarditis, including ours, this will remind physicians that invasive N. elongata infections should be managed and followed up cautiously, as surgical intervention is often required.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Abscess / etiology*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / complications*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Embolism / etiology*
  • Male
  • Neisseria / classification*
  • Neisseria / isolation & purification*
  • Thalamus / pathology