Native valve endocarditis caused by ErysipelothrixRhusiopathiae: presenting with refractory heart failure and requiring surgical valve replacement—report on a rare zoonosis
Altibi A, Khalid M, Kak V, Patel B. Native valve endocarditis caused by ErysipelothrixRhusiopathiae: presenting with refractory heart failure and requiring surgical valve replacement—report on a rare zoonosis. BMJ Case Reports 2019, 12: e230891. PMID: 31862813, PMCID: PMC6936573, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-230891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute aortic regurgitationInitiation of antimicrobial treatmentNative valve endocarditisLack of feverAcute aortic regurgitationRefractory heart failureSurgical valve replacementValve endocarditisAortic regurgitationValve replacementMale patientsCutaneous manifestationsGram-positive bacillusDifferential diagnosisHeart failureClinical dataAntimicrobial treatmentCutaneous lesionsSystemic infectionBacteraemiaMedical managementClinical meritRare zoonosisOccupational exposureClinical setting