Rothia dentocariosa endocarditis complicated by multiple cerebellar hemorrhages

Ashish Sadhu; Roy Loewenstein; Stephen A Klotz

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2005.05.009

Rothia dentocariosa endocarditis complicated by multiple cerebellar hemorrhages

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2005 Nov;53(3):239-40. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2005.05.009. Epub 2005 Oct 21.

Authors

Ashish Sadhu¹, Roy Loewenstein, Stephen A Klotz

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Arizona Health Sciences Center and the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson, 85724, USA.

PMID: 16243473
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2005.05.009

Abstract

A rare case of Rothia dentocariosa endocarditis after oral surgery is presented. The patient had repeated cerebellar hemorrhages occurring over months as the sole manifestation of disease. He was successfully treated with penicillin G and gentamicin with good outcome.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Actinomycetales Infections / complications*
Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology
Cerebral Hemorrhage / classification*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
Humans
Male
Micrococcaceae / isolation & purification*
Middle Aged