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. 2013 Mar;4(1):55-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcdr.2013.02.006. Epub 2013 Feb 27.

Pasteurella multocida infective endocarditis in an immunocompetent patient complicated by rhabdomyolysis and permanent hearing loss

Nino Mikaberidz  1 , Eric Y Li, Cynthia C Taub
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Pasteurella multocida infective endocarditis in an immunocompetent patient complicated by rhabdomyolysis and permanent hearing loss

Nino Mikaberidz et al. J Cardiovasc Dis Res. 2013 Mar.

Abstract

Pasteurella multocida is an inhabitant of the oral cavity of a variety of livestock and domestic pet species, especially cats and dogs. The case reported illustrates a 60-year-old, immunocompetent female patient who presented with P. multocida sepsis and aortic valve endocarditis. This required surgical bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement. Investigation also found infection-induced rhabdomyolysis and permanent hearing loss, both previously unassociated with P. multocida infection.

Keywords: Endocarditis; Pasteurella multocida; Rhabdomyolysis.

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Transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrating (arrow) a mobile echodensity on the non-coronary cusp of the aortic valve prolapsing into the left ventricle outflow tract.
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Spectral Doppler image showing (arrow) holodiastolic flow reversal in the descending thoracic aorta consistent with severe aortic insufficiency.
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