An Uncommon Aetiology of a Common Disease: Leptospiral Infective Endocarditis

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Chinnasamy Balasubramanian¹  Shikha Ranjan²  Rama Krishnan T C Ramalingam³ 

[1] Consultant, Department of Cardiology, KG Hospital and Postgraduate Medical Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.;Consultant, Department of Microbiology, KG Hospital and Postgraduate Medical Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.;Consultant, Department of Neurology, KG Hospital and Postgraduate Medical Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.;

关键词: Cardiac manifestations;    Duke’s criteria;    Leptospirosis;   

DOI  :  10.7860/JCDR/2017/31085.10807

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Leptospirosis is a neglected global disease caused by pathogenic spirochetes, 10% cases of which present as severe disease resulting in multi-system disorders. Cardiac involvement in leptospirosis is not very uncommon, but mainly manifests as electrocardiographic changes and conduction defects. However, leptospiral endocarditis is an extremely rarely reported entity. We hereby present a case of infective endocarditis caused by Leptospira in 15-year-old boy. To our knowledge, this is only the sixth case of leptospiral infective endocarditis, highlighting the fact that clinicians need to be aware of the possibility of leptospirosis, even if the illness presents with unusual features like endocarditis.

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