Blood culture-negative Haemophilus endocarditis with large vegetation and the role of bronchoalveolar lavage: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Blood culture-negative endocarditis (BCNE) is a significant condition associated with cardiac vegetation. It often occurs alongside sepsis, auto-immune diseases, or malignancies, posing a risk of vegetation and embolization. Notable pathogens include Haemophilus species, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella species.

Case summary

A 60-year-old white male Belgian patient presented with worsening dyspnoea. His recent medical history included chronic infections over the past 6 months. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed severe aortic stenosis with an 18 × 12 mm vegetation. Despite normal inflammatory markers and negative blood tests, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography with computed tomography exclu

SUBMITTER: Pant S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11456884 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature