A Rare Case of Autopsy Proven Achromobacter xylosoxidans Endocarditis Involving Tricuspid Valve: A Case Report

Authors

Chaitra Janga, Jefferson Abington HospitalFollow
Mackenzie Kramer, Jefferson Abington HospitalFollow
Ifrah Naeem, Jefferson Abington Hospital
Lucy Checchio, MD, Jefferson Abington HospitalFollow
Zahra Qamar, Jefferson Abington HospitalFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-25-2023

Comments

This article is the author’s final published version in Cureus, Volume 15, Issue 4, 2023, Article number e38118.

The published version is available at https://www.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38118. Copyright © 2023 Janga et al.

Publication made possible in part by support from the Jefferson Open Access Fund

Abstract

Infective endocarditis refers to infection of one or more valves of the heart, with Achromobacter xylosoxidans (A. xylosoxidans) being a rare cause. So far, 24 cases of A. xylosoxidans endocarditis were reported, with only one case describing tricuspid valvular involvement. Despite the rarity of A. xylosoxidans endocarditis, it is important for clinicians to be aware of atypical presentation and the high mortality associated with it. We present an autopsy-proven case of tricuspid valve endocarditis in the setting of A. xylosoxidans bacteremia in a 43-year-old female.

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Recommended Citation

Janga, Chaitra; Kramer, Mackenzie; Naeem, Ifrah; Checchio, MD, Lucy; and Qamar, Zahra, "A Rare Case of Autopsy Proven Achromobacter xylosoxidans Endocarditis Involving Tricuspid Valve: A Case Report" (2023). Abington Jefferson Health Papers. Paper 128.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/abingtonfp/128

PubMed ID

37252505

Language

English