Cor Vasa 2014, 56(5):e433-e435 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2013.11.001

Brucella infective endocarditis

Hayri Alici^a,*, Suleyman Ercan^b, Vedat Davutoglu^b

^a Clinic of Cardiology, 25 Aralik State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey

^b Department of Cardiology, Gaziantep University, School of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey

Brucellosis is worldwide a zoonotic infective disease especially seen in developing countries. Frequently it is transmitted to humans through the consumption of products derived from unpasteurized milk and through direct contact with infected animal tissue. Although the disease leads to many complications, cardiovascular involvement that is seen in less than 2% of cases usually manifests itself in clinical practice as endocarditis. Endocarditis is diagnosed lately in the course of the disease with mostly aorta valve involvement and leads to serious morbidity and mortality. Here we present a case report and literature review on brucella endocarditis which is a rare but serious clinical condition.

Keywords: Brucellosis; Heart valve; Infective endocarditis

Received: September 11, 2013; Accepted: November 19, 2013; Published: October 1, 2014  Show citation