A case of Leclercia adecarboxylata endocarditis in a woman with endometrial cancer

Leclercia adecarboxylata, a motile, gram-negative bacillus of the enterobacteriaceae family, is rarely recovered as a pathogen. We report an exceptionally rare case of L. adecarboxylata endocarditis complicated by embolization of the kidney and spleen in a 48-year-old woman with endometrial cancer....

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Published inThe American journal of the medical sciences Vol. 337; no. 2; p. 146
Main Authors Lee, Bora, Sir, Jung-Ju, Park, Sung-Won, Kwak, Cheol-Hoon, Kim, Sang-Min, Kim, Seong-Beom, Kwak, Yee Gyung, Whang, Dong Hee, Cho, Wook Hyun, Choi, Suk-Koo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.2009
Subjects
Adenocarcinoma - complications
Endocarditis, Bacterial - complications
Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology
Endometrial Neoplasms - complications
Enterobacteriaceae - pathogenicity
Enterobacteriaceae Infections - complications
Enterobacteriaceae Infections - diagnosis
Enterobacteriaceae Infections - microbiology
Female
Humans
Infarction - etiology
Kidney - blood supply
Middle Aged
Splenic Infarction - etiology
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Summary:Leclercia adecarboxylata, a motile, gram-negative bacillus of the enterobacteriaceae family, is rarely recovered as a pathogen. We report an exceptionally rare case of L. adecarboxylata endocarditis complicated by embolization of the kidney and spleen in a 48-year-old woman with endometrial cancer. After 4 weeks of antimicrobial treatment, she recovered without sequelae.
ISSN:0002-9629
DOI:10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31817bf997