1. Initial Presentation of Brucella Endocarditis in a Previously Healthy Eighteen-Year-Old Young Man
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Anoop Mansoor, Ahmed Najeeb, Wael El Abbassi, and Mohammed Andaleeb Chowdhury
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Pediatrics ,biology ,business.industry ,Perforation (oil well) ,Brucellosis ,Brucella ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Case fatality rate ,cardiovascular system ,medicine ,Endocarditis ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Young adult ,Presentation (obstetrics) ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,Abscess ,business - Abstract
Brucellosis is a reported endemic in the Middle East, Arabian Peninsula, South Asia, and Central and South America, with a high fatality rate of 80%. We present a case report of Brucella endocarditis in a young 18-year-old male who developed aortic and mitral vegetation, subaortic abscess and mitral leaflet perforation. He was started on antibiotics but his cardiac status rapidly deteriorated and eventually needed a double valve replacement. We would like to share our experience and the challenges we faced in managing this case, which is uncommon, especially in young adults.
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- 2013
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