Brucella endocarditis with repeated mitral valve replacement

Kalaycioglu S., Imren Y., Erer D., Zor H., Arman D.

JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, cilt.20, sa.2, ss.189-192, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.0886-0440.2005.200428.x
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.189-192
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Brucella endocarditis, although a rare complication of brucellosis, is a life threatening and often under-diagnosed complication. Despite its high mortality rate with combined medical and surgical treatment, has a low occurrence rate in cases of brucellosis. Here we describe a patient who underwent mitral valve replacement for 3 times due to underdiagnosis of Brucella endocarditis. If a valve replacement fails because of an unknown reason, the doubt of a Brucella infection should be kept in mind for accurate treatment of such patients.