Kingella kingae endocardial abscess and cerebral infarction in a previously well immunocompetent child

BMJ Case Rep. 2009:2009:bcr09.2009.2238. doi: 10.1136/bcr.09.2009.2238. Epub 2009 Dec 22.

Abstract

Kingella kingae is an emerging paediatric pathogen that most commonly is associated with relatively benign osteoarticular disease in children. This report concerns a 1-year-old child with Kingella kingae endocarditis and perivalvular abscess complicated by septic cerebral emboli and osteomyelitis leading to long-term neurological sequelae, highlighting the capacity of this organism to cause severe invasive disease in children.