%0 Journal Article
%T Tsutsugamushi disease presenting with aortic valve endocarditis: a case report and literature review
%A Bin Zhou
%A Dinghui Liu
%A Hui Zhang
%A Min Wang
%A Shujie Yu
%A Xianguan Yu
%A Xiaoxian Qian
%J Archive of "American Journal of Cardiovascular Disease".
%D 2016
%X Tsutsugamushi disease is a zoonotic disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi in which humans are accidental hosts. Infective endocarditis associated with Tsutsugamushi disease has not been previously reported. We are describing a case of Tsutsugamushi disease presenting with aortic valve endocarditis. The clinical data of a 67-year-old female with O. tsutsugamushi-induced aortic valve endocarditis was summarized retrospectively and analyzed with a literature review. Treatment of O. tsutsugamushi-induced aortic valve endocarditis with chloramphenicol is recommended
%K Tsutsugamushi disease
%K infective endocarditis
%K excrescence
%K heart valve
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5218851/