Korean J Med > Volume 78(2); 2010 > Article
The Korean Journal of Medicine 2010;78(2):257-260.
A case of Haemophilus aphrophilus native valve endocarditis
Yun Mi Jang, Sae Yoon Kee, Bum Sung Kim, Young Baek Kim, Su Young Ahn, Yong Hoon Choi, Hyun Kyun Ki
Haemophilus aphrophilus에 의한 감염성 심내막염 1예
장윤미, 기세윤, 김범성, 김영백, 안수영, 최용훈, 기현균
Abstract
Haemophilus aphrophilus, a fastidious, gram-negative oropharyngeal species grouped as a HACEK organism, is a rare cause of infective endocarditis. Three cases of endocarditis with Haemophilus aphrophilus were reported in Korea, and all of them required valve replacement surgery. We describe a case of native valve infective endocarditis with cerebral embolism and infarction caused by Haemophilus aphrophilus in a 61-year-old woman who was successfully treated with antibiotic therapy for 6 weeks without valve replacement surgery. (Korean J Med 78:257-260, 2010)
Key Words: Haemophilus aphrophilus; Infective endocarditis; Embolism


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