Spondylodiscitis and endocarditis caused by enterococcus faecalis

Authors

  • Tiago Judas Serviço de Medicina do Hospital Garcia de Orta
  • Rita Gouveia Serviço de Medicina do Hospital Garcia de Orta
  • Pedro Correia Azevedo Serviço de Medicina do Hospital Garcia de Orta
  • João Namora Serviço de Medicina do Hospital Garcia de Orta

Keywords:

enterococcal infection, spondylodiscitis, endocarditis

Abstract

Abstract
The authors describe the clinical case of a 69-year-old woman
admitted in the emergency department with a 3 months history of
persistent lumbalgia and fever. A dorsal meningioma surgery had
been performed 5 months before admission. Spondylodiscitis was
diagnosed by lumbar spine magnetic resonance. Enterococcus
faecalis was identified in several cultured samples. Aortic valve
endocarditis was also detected. After a long treatment with appropriate antibacterial agents the evolution was favorable.
The association of spondylodiscitis with endocarditis occurs in
about 15% of endocarditis cases. Being Enterococcus faecalis
infection a frequent cause of endocarditis, the association of
spondylodiscitis with endocarditis due to this microorganism is
surprisingly rare.

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2012-09-28

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Judas T, Gouveia R, Correia Azevedo P, Namora J. Spondylodiscitis and endocarditis caused by enterococcus faecalis. RPMI [Internet]. 2012 Sep. 28 [cited 2024 Dec. 18];19(3):155-8. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/1162

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 3 (2012): Julho/ Setembro

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Case Reports

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