Tsutsugamushi disease presenting with aortic valve endocarditis: a case report and literature review.

Autor:	Yu S; Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510630, China., Yu X; Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510630, China., Zhou B; Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510630, China., Liu D; Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510630, China., Wang M; Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510630, China., Zhang H; Department of Ultrasonography, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510630, China., Qian X; Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou 510630, China; Institute Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou 510630, China.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	American journal of cardiovascular disease [Am J Cardiovasc Dis] 2016 Nov 30; Vol. 6 (4), pp. 185-190. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Nov 30 (Print Publication: 2016).
Abstrakt:	Tsutsugamushi disease is a zoonotic disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi in which humans are accidental hosts. Infective endocarditis associated with Tsutsugamushi disease has not been previously reported. We are describing a case of Tsutsugamushi disease presenting with aortic valve endocarditis. The clinical data of a 67-year-old female with O. tsutsugamushi -induced aortic valve endocarditis was summarized retrospectively and analyzed with a literature review. Treatment of O. tsutsugamushi -induced aortic valve endocarditis with chloramphenicol is recommended.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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