[A case of infective endocarditis caused by Neisseria mucosa in a child]

Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi. 2024 Mar 2;62(3):273-274. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20231008-00262.

[Article in Chinese]

Authors

H Y Wang¹, C G Lu¹, B F Hu¹, W Hua¹, L S Huang¹, C Z Hua¹, Y H Chen¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310052, China.

PMID: 38378291
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20231008-00262

Abstract

患儿男，4岁7月龄，因“发热13 d，抽搐2次”就诊。经体格检查、实验室检查、宏基因二代测序、影像学检查等确诊为黏膜奈瑟菌感染性心内膜炎伴肺动脉瓣周脓肿。通过内科抗感染治疗46 d，巨大赘生物及瓣周脓肿消失，出院后随访未再复发。.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Endocarditis* / complications
Endocarditis, Bacterial* / etiology
Humans
Neisseria mucosa