[Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis Complicated with Meningitis in a Patient with Atopic Dermatitis;Report of a Case]

Kyobu Geka. 2020 Sep;73(9):679-682.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Meningitis has not been described to the same extent as other neurological complications of infective endocarditis(IE). The appropriate selection and dosing of antibiotics for patients with IE and meningitis do not exist. Herein, we described an instructive surgical case of mitral valve endocarditis and meningitis caused in a patient with atopic dermatitis, that was successfully treated using a multi-disciplinary approach.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Dermatitis, Atopic*
  • Endocarditis*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial*
  • Humans
  • Meningitis*
  • Mitral Valve