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Rare case report of infective endocarditis due to in a patient with ventricular septal defect Open Access

Abstract

Infective endocarditis (IE) is an uncommon but life-threatening infection. It is commonly associated with diseased or damaged valves. Patients with congenital heart disease are more prone to getting IE than the general population. The typical organisms that cause IE include , , and . However, the importance of rare micro-organisms like should not be underestimated especially when isolated from multiple blood cultures in patients suspected of IE.

We report a rare case of right-sided infective endocarditis due to in a young non-diabetic, non-addict female of low socioeconomic class who presented with undiagnosed fever for 1 year. She was investigated and treated for fever by several general practitioners without relief. Later on, she was diagnosed by a local cardiologist to have perimembranous ventricular septal defect with a small pulmonary valve vegetation. She was referred to a tertiary care cardiac hospital in Rawalpindi, Pakistan for further management. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography confirmed IE secondary to preexisting congenital heart disease complicated with a small pulmonary vegetation. Her blood cultures yielded growth of a rare micro-organism to cause IE. The patient responded to the antibiotic therapy.

Clinicians should have a high index of suspicion for IE as a possible cause of a prolonged fever especially in the presence of congenital heart disease. Antibiotic susceptibility is required for adequate therapy.

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Keyword(s): Endocarditis , Kocuria kristinae and Ventricular septal defect
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Rare case report of infective endocarditis due to Kocuria kristinae in a patient with ventricular septal defect
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