10.6084/m9.figshare.5667274.v1
Joshua Peñafiel-Sam
Joshua
Peñafiel-Sam
Samuel Alarcón-Guevara
Samuel
Alarcón-Guevara
Sergio Chang-Cabanillas
Sergio
Chang-Cabanillas
Wilkerson Perez-Medina
Wilkerson
Perez-Medina
Fernando Mendo-Urbina
Fernando
Mendo-Urbina
Eloy Ordaya-Espinoza
Eloy
Ordaya-Espinoza
Infective endocarditis due to Bartonella bacilliformis associated with systemic vasculitis: a case report
SciELO journals
2017
Infective endocarditis
Bartonella bacilliformis
Systemic vasculitis
2017-12-05 09:06:09
Dataset
https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Infective_endocarditis_due_to_Bartonella_bacilliformis_associated_with_systemic_vasculitis_a_case_report/5667274
<div><p>Abstract Infective endocarditis due to Bartonella bacilliformis is rare. A 64-year-old woman, without previous heart disease, presented with 6 weeks of fever, myalgias, and arthralgias. A systolic murmur was heard on the tricuspid area upon examination, and an echocardiogram showed endocardial lesions in the right atrium. Bartonella bacilliformis was isolated in blood cultures, defining the diagnosis of infective endocarditis using Duke’s criteria. Subsequently, the patient developed clinical and laboratory features compatible with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis. This case presents an uncommon complication of B. bacilliformis infection associated with the development of systemic vasculitis.</p></div>