[Left-sided group A streptococcal endocarditis and mitral valve prolapse]

Harefuah. 1994 Mar 1;126(5):251-2, 303.
[Article in Hebrew]

Abstract

Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus is an infrequent cause of endocarditis. Left-sided endocarditis in intravenous drug abuse is likewise uncommon; it carries a poor prognosis. A case of left-sided group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal endocarditis in a 20-year-old male drug addict with mitral valve prolapse is presented. This association has not been reported previously.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse / complications
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse / diagnosis*
  • Streptococcal Infections / complications
  • Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Streptococcus pyogenes*
  • Substance-Related Disorders