An Unusual Pathogen Causing Native Valve Endocarditis

Aneela Hussain, Nosheen Nasir, Bushra Jamil

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Abstract

We present the case of a gentleman who was being evaluated for restrictive lung disease and was incidentally found to have mitral valve stenosis on an HRCT. During the surgical procedure for valve replacement, he was found to have an abscess around the native mitral valve which was drained. Pus from the abscess as well as the valve tissue grew Propionibacterium acnes after holding the cultures long. The patient was treated with IV ceftriaxone with good response to therapy. While Propionibacterium acnes is known to cause prosthetic valve infections there are rare case reports with native valves. This is the first case to be reported from our country.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)824-825
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC
Volume28
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2016

Keywords

  • Endocarditis
  • Mitral valve replacement
  • Valvular disease

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