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Case Reports
. 2012 Jun;14(6):889-90.
doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivs032. Epub 2012 Feb 27.

Mitral and aortic valve endocarditis caused by a rare pathogen: Streptococcus constellatus

Giovanni Concistrè  1 , Francesca Chiaramonti, Antonio Miceli, Mattia Glauber
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Mitral and aortic valve endocarditis caused by a rare pathogen: Streptococcus constellatus

Giovanni Concistrè et al. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012 Jun.

Abstract

Streptococcus constellatus endocarditis is associated with systemic embolism and frequently with a poor prognosis. We describe the first case reported in the literature of infective endocarditis by penicillin-resistant S. constellatus causing both mitral and aortic valve regurgitation, treated successfully with double-valve replacement.

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Aortic valve cusps with vegetations.
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Mitral anterior leaflet thickened and fibrotic with a big vegetation.
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