Permanent pacemaker-associated actinomycetemcomitans endocarditis: A case report

Zhenhong Li; Jennifer Madeo; Shadab Ahmed; Alex Vidal; Amgad Makaryus; Jose Mejia; Tabassum Yasmin

doi:10.11599/germs.2013.1043

Permanent pacemaker-associated actinomycetemcomitans endocarditis: A case report

Germs. 2013 Sep 1;3(3):96-101. doi: 10.11599/germs.2013.1043.

Authors

Zhenhong Li¹, Jennifer Madeo², Shadab Ahmed³, Alex Vidal⁴, Amgad Makaryus⁴, Jose Mejia⁵, Tabassum Yasmin³

Affiliations

¹ MD, PhD, Department of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York, USA.
² DO, PhD, Department of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York, USA.
³ MD, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York, USA.
⁴ MD, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York, USA.
⁵ MD, Department of Medicine, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York, USA.

Abstract

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is a Gram-negative bacillus, member of the HACEK group of bacteria, and it is a very rare cause of endocarditis. It is also an extremely rare cause of device-associated infection of the heart. We describe the case of a 25 year-old man who presented with pacemaker-associated endocarditis due to Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and also discuss the implications and treatment of this organism.

Keywords: CIED; CT; Endocarditis; HACEK; TEE.

Publication types

Case Reports