The dog, valves' best friend: infective endocarditis due to Capnocytophaga canimorsus-a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a Gram-negative bacillus found in the oral microbiota of dogs. It is a very rare cause of endocarditis. We hereby present a case of aortic valve endocarditis due to this microorganism.

Case summary

A 39-year-old male was admitted to hospital with a history of intermittent fever and exertion dyspnoea and showed signs of heart failure on physical examination. Transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography confirmed the presence of a vegetation in the non-coronary cusp of the aortic valve, aortic root pseudoaneurysm, and left ventricle-to-right atrium fistula (Gerbode defect). The patient underwent aortic valve replacement with a biological prosthesis. The fistula was closed with a pericardial patch, although a dehiscence of t

SUBMITTER: Salazar Rodriguez DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10171834 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature