Apyretic pulmonary oedema revealing Cardiobacterium hominis endocarditis: Case report and review of literature.

ABSTRACT: Cardiobacterium hominis is a member of the HACEK group of bacteria, responsible for infective endocarditis, mainly in patients with damaged or prosthetic valves. The low virulence of this organism can explain the insidious presentation and subacute or chronic progression of C. hominis infective endocarditis. Here, a 41-year-old man with a past history of surgery for a Waldhausen type aortic coarctation was hospitalised with dyspnea and chest pains revealing an acute pulmonary oedema, without fever. Transesophageal echocardiography indicated a 20 mm vegetation on biscuspid aortic valve. Six sets of blood culture were positive with Cardiobacterium hominis. In case of lack of fever, the diagnosis of infectious endocarditis is difficult because other symptoms are non-speci

SUBMITTER: Milliere L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9166381 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature