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Case Reports
. 1984 Feb 15;130(4):422-4.

Infective endocarditis due to Leptotrichia buccalis: a case report

R Duperval, S Béland, J A Marcoux
Case Reports

Infective endocarditis due to Leptotrichia buccalis: a case report

R Duperval et al. Can Med Assoc J. .

Abstract

A patient with Down's syndrome presented with infective endocarditis due to Leptotrichia buccalis. The source of the infection was not detected, but the predisposing factor was a complex cardiac malformation. The disease followed a subacute course, had a number of immunologic manifestations and was successfully treated with a 28-day course of penicillin G, given intravenously. L. buccalis has never been reported before as a cause of endocarditis.

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