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Case Reports
. 2022 May 4;4(5):acmi000355.
doi: 10.1099/acmi.0.000355. eCollection 2022 Aug.

Capnocytophaga tricuspid valve endocarditis: a case report and literature review

Christopher Hino  1 , Jennifer Veltman  2
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Capnocytophaga tricuspid valve endocarditis: a case report and literature review

Christopher Hino et al. Access Microbiol. .

Abstract

Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a Gram-negative zoonotic pathogen capable of causing serious infection following dog or cat bite. Infections often manifest as sepsis, fatal septic shock, gangrene, bacteraemia, meningitis and endocarditis. Here we report a case of C. canimorsus bacteraemia complicated by tricuspid valve infective endocarditis and septic pulmonary emboli.

Keywords: Capnocytophaga canimorsus; dog bites; infective endocarditis; tricuspid valve.

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The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Fig. 1.
Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiogram images. (a) Apical four chamber view and (b) right ventricular inflow–outflow view showing large (~1.8×2 cm) tricuspid valve mobile vegetation attached to the atrial aspect of the anterior tricuspid leaflet. Mass enters the RV during diastole and obstructs tricuspid leaflet closure during systole. LV, left ventricle; RV, right ventricle; LA, left atrium; RA, right atrium; TV, tricuspid valve; Ao, aorta; RVOT, right ventricular outflow tract
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