Successful treatment by doxycycline of endocarditis caused by ornithosis

Br Heart J. 1987 Jan;57(1):58-60. doi: 10.1136/hrt.57.1.58.

Abstract

The case of a 59 year old man with ornithosis endocarditis and a history of contact with pheasants is reported. Treatment with oxytetracycline was not tolerated and so doxycycline was substituted. Over the two year follow up the patient's clinical condition and serial echocardiographic appearances improved and Chlamydia psittaci complement fixation titres returned to normal. Valve replacement was not required.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Doxycycline / therapeutic use*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Psittacosis / complications
  • Psittacosis / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Doxycycline