Resumen

PEREZ-PARRA, Santiago; PENA, Alejandro; BLANCA, Enrique  y  GARCIA, Federico. Letal endocarditis due to Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum. Rev. chil. infectol. [online]. 2016, vol.33, n.2, pp.229-231. ISSN 0716-1018.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0716-10182016000200014.

We present a case report of a infective endocarditis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum in a young patient eight years old with bicuspid aortic valve that led to a severe neurological embolism and death. Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum is part of the nasopharyngeal and skin flora. However, there are cases reported of endocarditis usually associated with immunocompromised patients that mostly presented a poor clinical outcome.

Palabras clave : Corynebacterium pseudodiphteriticum; endocarditis; cerebral embolism.

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