Infective endocarditis secondary to mycoplasma pneumoniae

Authors

Huzaifa Dawood, Naas General Hospital, Naas, IRL.
Saad Nasir, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Reem M. Khair, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, IRL.
Mustafa Dawood, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA.

Document Type

Case Report

Department

Internal Medicine; Haematology/Oncology

Abstract

Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) is a gram-positive bacterium most commonly associated with community-acquired pneumonia in adults. It can also involve other systems of the body. Cardiovascular complications include pericarditis, myocarditis, congestive cardiac failure, and, rarely, infective endocarditis. We report a case of infective endocarditis secondary to MP infection in an adult. We treated our patient with doxycycline, which showed significant improvement.

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Publication (Name of Journal)

Cureus

Recommended Citation

Dawood, H., Nasir, S., Khair, R. M., Dawood, M. (2021). Infective endocarditis secondary to mycoplasma pneumoniae. Cureus, 13(8), e17461.
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