Successful Surgical Treatment of Mitral Valve Endocarditis Caused by Staphylococcus Lugdunensis

Abstract

Abstract. Staphylococcus lugdunensis, a very virulent coagulase negative species, has been recently recognized, and rarely reported in few cases, as a cause of endocarditis. This infection, in contrast to the ordinary staphylococcus epidermidis, is frequently lethal and carries a very high risk of devastating embolic complications. In this paper, it was reported that aggressive infection in a child presenting with mitral valve endocarditis, major left cerebral infarction, bulbar palsy and incontinence, with a favorable outcome after combined medical and surgical treatment in King Abdulaziz University Hospital ─ Open Heart Unit. The aim of this report is to emphasize the importance of detailed and advanced microbiological identification of the exact coagulase negative species to avoid overlooking an aggressive pathogen.

Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis in children

“…In all, nine patients were depicted including our case. [1][2][3][4][5][6] We excluded two cases because of incomplete data. The median age was 13 years [6.0-15.5] with five males.…”

Staphylococcus Lugdunensis Endocarditis and Cerebrovascular Accident: A Systemic Review of Risk Factors and Clinical outcome

“…A total of 17 original published articles were considered appropriate for inclusion in our review article (Figure 1 ). Out of these 17 studies, 16 were case reports from Italy [ 5 , 6 ], Switzerland [ 7 ], USA [ 8 - 11 ], UK [ 12 , 13 ], Morocco [ 14 ], Taiwan [ 15 , 16 ], Saudi Arabia [ 17 ], Spain [ 18 , 19 ], and Norway [ 20 ] while one case series was from Greece [ 21 ]. Koh et al had reported the first case of S. lugdunensis endocarditis-associated CVA from London, UK in 1996 [ 12 ].…”