ro13-9904 and Bicuspid-Aortic-Valve-Disease

A 43-year-old male with a history of bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement and tricuspid valve annuloplasty presented with vertigo and was found to have an acute infarct in the left superior cerebellum, as well as a left-middle cerebral artery mycotic aneurysm. Blood cultures grew Cardiobacterium hominis and bioprosthetic aortic valve vegetation was found on transthoracic echocardiogram.

Topics: Adult; Aneurysm, Infected; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Aortic Valve; Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; Bioprosthesis; Cardiobacterium; Ceftriaxone; Cerebral Infarction; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections; Heart Defects, Congenital; Heart Valve Diseases; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Humans; Intracranial Aneurysm; Male; Postoperative Complications; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome

Topics: Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Aortic Valve; Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; Ceftriaxone; Endocarditis; Heart Defects, Congenital; Heart Valve Diseases; Humans; Male; Streptococcal Infections; Streptococcus oralis; Treatment Outcome