Staphylococcus lugdunensis Native Valve Endocarditis in a Patient With Confirmed COVID-19: A Cautionary Tale of an Old Disease Not to Be Forgotten in the Pandemic Era

被引：4

作者：

Mouzakitis, Ioannis ^{[1
]}

Kleinaki, Zoi ^{[1
]}

Petropoulou, Theodora ^{[1
]}

Alexiou, Erato ^{[1
]}

Stefanidis, Alexandros ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Gen Hosp Nikea, Internal Med, Athens, Greece

[2] Gen Hosp Nikea, Cardiol, Athens, Greece

来源：

CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE | 2021年 / 13卷 / 09期

关键词：

covid-19; sars-cov-2; infective endocarditis; coagulase-negative staphylococci; trans thoracic echocardiography; INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS;

D O I：

10.7759/cureus.17724

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has radically altered priorities and planning in the global medical community with continuously increasing numbers of infected patients. Cardiovascular disease accounts for the most common comorbidity encountered in patients with COVID-19. Infective endocarditis (IE) represents a grave medical condition as it may compromise circulatory homeostasis, renal function, and lead to embolic complications. COVID-19 also causes coagulopathy-associated complications. In this report we describe the case of a patient presenting to the accident and emergency department with fever and chills. COVID-19 was confirmed and further workup revealed concomitant severe native valve IE with Staphylococcus lugdunensis. Medical community worldwide should remain alert and continue working towards early recognition of these intricate interactions.

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