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Bacterial Endocarditis Caused by Lactobacillus acidophilus Leading to Rupture of Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm. Tex Heart Inst J 2016 Apr;43(2):161-4

Date

04/30/2016

Pubmed ID

27127435

Pubmed Central ID

PMC4845580

DOI

10.14503/THIJ-15-5121

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84962742077 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   22 Citations

Abstract

Lactobacillus acidophilus rarely causes bacterial endocarditis, because it usually resides in the mucosa of the vagina, gastrointestinal tract, and oropharynx. Moreover, sinus of Valsalva aneurysms are rare cardiac anomalies, either acquired or congenital. We present the case of a middle-aged man whose bacterial endocarditis, caused by Lactobacillus acidophilus, led to an aneurysmal rupture of the sinus of Valsalva into the right ventricular outflow tract. The patient underwent successful surgical repair, despite numerous complications and sequelae.

Author List

Encarnacion CO, Loranger AM, Bharatkumar AG, Almassi GH

Authors

G Hossein Almassi MD Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Agrahara G. Bharatkumar MD Associate Professor in the Radiology department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Aortic Rupture
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Echocardiography
Endocarditis, Bacterial
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Lactobacillus acidophilus
Male
Middle Aged
Sinus of Valsalva
Tomography, X-Ray Computed