Abiotrophia Defectiva as a Rare Cause of Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis With Mesenteric Arterial Branch Pseudoaneurysm, Splenic Infarction, and Renal Infarction: A Case Report

Abiotrophia Defectiva as a Rare Cause of Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis With Mesenteric Arterial Branch Pseudoaneurysm, Splenic Infarction, and Renal Infarction: A Case Report

IntroductionAbiotrophia defectiva (A. defectiva) is a rare species leading to infective endocarditis (IE) with a poor prognosis. We describe a previously healthy patient with mitral valve infective endocarditis caused by A. defectiva.Case reportA young man was admitted with intermittent fever. Echoc...

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Main Authors: Jiayu Li, Li Zhou, Xuhe Gong, Yuan Wang, Daokuo Yao, Hongwei Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
Abiotrophia defectiva
infective endocarditis
mitral valve replacement
pseudoaneurysm
case report
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.780828/full

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