| Literature DB >> 26664319 |
Manova David, Megan Loftsgaarden, Felix Chukwudelunzu.
Abstract
Staphylococcus lugdunensis is part of the native flora in the inguinal region of the body. Inguinal surgeries, such as vasectomy, place carriers of this aggressive pathogen at risk for contamination. Native-valve endocarditis caused by coagulase-negative S. lugdunensis has a rapid and complicated clinical course. The pathogenicity of this organism is not limited to cardiac valvular destruction. We report the case of a 36-year-old man who presented with S. lugdunensis endocarditis, dysarthria, and hemiparesis 5 weeks after a vasectomy. To our knowledge, this is the first report of embolic stroke caused by S. lugdunensis endocarditis. In addition, we discuss the relevant medical literature.Entities:
Keywords: Endocarditis, bacterial/diagnosis/drug therapy/etiology/surgery; heart valve diseases/surgery; intracranial embolism and thrombosis/complications; mitral valve insufficiency/microbiology; postoperative complications; staphylococcal infections/complications/drug therapy/etiology; stroke/etiology; treatment outcome; vasectomy/adverse effects
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Year: 2015 PMID： 26664319 PMCID： PMC4665293 DOI： 10.14503/THIJ-14-4566
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tex Heart Inst J ISSN： 0730-2347