Gemella morbillorum endocarditis in a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve

Dogan, Mustafa; Eren Topkaya, Aynur; Alpsoy, Seref; Gur, Ozcan; Erdem, Ilknur

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Gemella morbillorum endocarditis in a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve [North Clin Istanb]

North Clin Istanb. 2021; 8(2): 190-192 | DOI: 10.14744/nci.2020.39206

Gemella morbillorum endocarditis in a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve

Mustafa Dogan¹, Aynur Eren Topkaya², Seref Alpsoy³, Ozcan Gur⁴, Ilknur Erdem¹
¹Department of Infectious Diseases, Namik Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Tekirdag, Turkey
²Department of Medical Microbiology, Namik Kemal University Faculty of Medicine Tekirdag, Turkey
³Department of Cardiology, Namik Kemal University Faculty of Medicine Tekirdag, Turkey
⁴Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Namik Kemal University Faculty of Medicine Tekirdag, Turkey

Gemella morbillorum is one of the rare causative microorganisms of endocarditis. We herein report a case of infective endocarditis in a patient with bicuspid aortic valve caused by G. morbillorum. Infective endocarditis diagnosis was established based on the Modified Duke�s criteria. The patient was successfully treated with medical-surgical management.

Keywords: Bicuspid aortic valve, endocarditis; Gemella morbillorum.

Bik�spid aort kapa�� olan bir hastada Gemella morbillorum endokardit

Mustafa Dogan¹, Aynur Eren Topkaya², Seref Alpsoy³, Ozcan Gur⁴, Ilknur Erdem¹
¹Nam�k Kemal �niversitesi T�p Fak�ltesi Enfeksiyon Hastal�klar� Anabilim Dal�, Tekirda�
²Nam�k Kemal �niversitesi T�p Fak�ltesi T�bbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dal� Tekirda�
³Nam�k Kemal �niversitesi T�p Fak�ltesi Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dal� Tekirda�
⁴Nam�k Kemal �niversitesi T�p Fak�ltesi Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dal� Tekirda�

Gemella morbillorum endokarditin nadir g�r�len etken mikroorganizmalar�ndan biridir. Burada bik�spid aort kapa�� olan bir hastada Gemella morbillorum'un neden oldu�u enfektif endokardit vakas�n� bildirmekteyiz. Enfekte endokardit tan�s� Modifiye Duke kriterlerine g�re konuldu. Hasta medikal-cerrahi tedavi ile ba�ar�l� bir �ekilde tedavi edildi. (NCI-2019-0323)

Anahtar Kelimeler: Endokardit, Gemella morbillorum, bik�spid aort kapa��

Corresponding Author: Ilknur Erdem
Manuscript Language: English

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