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Mycobacterium fortuitum endocarditis and meningitis after balloon mitral valvotomy
M T Kuruvila1, P Mathews, M Jesudason
1Dept. of Medicine, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu.
The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
|April 25, 2000
Abstract:
Mycobacteria rarely cause endocardial infections. We describe the clinical course of a patient who developed endocarditis, and meningitis with Mycobacterium fortuitum following balloon mitral valvotomy. The patient was treated with amikacin and clarithromycin but did not respond. She developed haemolytic anaemia as the terminal event.