[Endocarditis caused by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans]

An Med Interna. 1999 Dec;16(12):633-4.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

The HACEK group endocarditis are infrequent in general population. They usually develop subacute endocarditis with large vegetations, peripheral emboli, heart failure, requiring frequent valvular replacement. We report a clinical case of endocarditis caused by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (AA), without the typical findings of the HACEK group endocarditis and with a successful evolution with medical treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Actinobacillus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged