Infective tricuspid valve endocarditis with pulmonary emboli caused by Campylobacter fetus after tooth extraction

Intern Med. 2005 Oct;44(10):1055-9. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.44.1055.

Abstract

We describe a case of infective endocarditis caused by Campylobacter fetus accompanied by pulmonary emboli. A 52-year-old man was referred to our hospital due to febrile temperatures with a history of dental treatment followed by eating raw meat. Computed tomography revealed multiple infiltrations and a nodule with low attenuation area and feeding vessels. A mobile mass, possible vegetation, attached to the tricuspid valve was detected by transthoracic echocardiography. Two blood cultures disclosed Campylobacter fetus. Long-term antibiotic therapy was given, curing the infection with valvuloplasty. We presented the possibility that infective Campylobacter fetus endocarditis after dental treatment was caused by eating raw meat.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Campylobacter Infections / etiology*
  • Campylobacter fetus*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Food Microbiology
  • Heart Valve Diseases / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meat / microbiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Embolism / etiology*
  • Tooth Extraction / adverse effects*
  • Tricuspid Valve*