Article: Pneumococcal native aortic valve endocarditis with mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm, paraspinal and iliopsoas abscesses and pneumonia revealing a multiple myeloma

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TitlePneumococcal native aortic valve endocarditis with mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm, paraspinal and iliopsoas abscesses and pneumonia revealing a multiple myeloma
AuthorsChan, JFW
Hwang, GYY
Lamb, S
Chan, GSW
So, JCC
Leung, SSM
To, KKW
Li, IWS
Cheng, VCC
Yuen, KY
Issue Date2011
PublisherSociety for General Microbiology. The Journal's web site is located at http://jmm.sgmjournals.org
CitationJournal Of Medical Microbiology, 2011, v. 60 n. 6, p. 851-855 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.028191-0
AbstractWe report a rare case of multiple myeloma presenting with native aortic valve endocarditis with secondary embolic mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm, contiguous paraspinal and iliopsoas abscesses, and pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae in a Chinese man. He was treated with aortic valve replacement, endovascular stenting of aneurysm, image-guided drainage of abscesses, and a 6-week course of endocarditic antibiotic therapy followed by chronic suppressive antibiotic therapy. Cases of multiple myeloma presenting with invasive pneumococcal infection were reviewed. © 2011 SGM.
ISSN0022-2615
2011 Impact Factor: 2.502
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.222
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.028191-0
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000291370200023
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dc.contributor.authorChan, JFW
dc.contributor.authorHwang, GYY
dc.contributor.authorLamb, S
dc.contributor.authorChan, GSW
dc.contributor.authorSo, JCC
dc.contributor.authorLeung, SSM
dc.contributor.authorTo, KKW
dc.contributor.authorLi, IWS
dc.contributor.authorCheng, VCC
dc.contributor.authorYuen, KY
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-23T06:02:22Z
dc.date.available2011-09-23T06:02:22Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractWe report a rare case of multiple myeloma presenting with native aortic valve endocarditis with secondary embolic mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm, contiguous paraspinal and iliopsoas abscesses, and pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae in a Chinese man. He was treated with aortic valve replacement, endovascular stenting of aneurysm, image-guided drainage of abscesses, and a 6-week course of endocarditic antibiotic therapy followed by chronic suppressive antibiotic therapy. Cases of multiple myeloma presenting with invasive pneumococcal infection were reviewed. © 2011 SGM.
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dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Medical Microbiology, 2011, v. 60 n. 6, p. 851-855 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.028191-0
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.028191-0
dc.identifier.epage855
dc.identifier.hkuros192840
dc.identifier.hkuros190825
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000291370200023
dc.identifier.issn0022-2615
2011 Impact Factor: 2.502
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.222
dc.identifier.issue6
dc.identifier.pmid21372185
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-79957618431
dc.identifier.spage851
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/139944
dc.identifier.volume60
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSociety for General Microbiology. The Journal's web site is located at http://jmm.sgmjournals.org
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Medical Microbiology
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.rightsJournal of Medical Microbiology. Copyright © Society for General Microbiology.
dc.subject.meshAortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - complications - diagnosis - pathology - therapy
dc.subject.meshEndocarditis, Bacterial - complications - diagnosis - therapy
dc.subject.meshFungi - isolation and purification
dc.subject.meshMultiple Myeloma - complications - diagnosis - pathology - therapy
dc.subject.meshPneumococcal Infections - complications - diagnosis - pathology - therapy
dc.titlePneumococcal native aortic valve endocarditis with mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm, paraspinal and iliopsoas abscesses and pneumonia revealing a multiple myeloma
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong