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Tuberculous Endocarditis Complicated with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Case Report

Abstract

Yuichi Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kunii, Akiomi Yoshihisa, Akihiko Sato, Masashi Kamioka, Kazuhiko Nakazato, Hitoshi Suzuki, Shu-ichi Saitoh, Shinichi Hisa, and Yasuchika Takeishi

A 61 years-old woman treated with methylprednisolone due to arthritis mutilans was admitted to our hospital after being found to have complete atrioventricular block and vegetation on the mitral and aortic valves. Infective endocarditis was suspected, but offending bacteria was not detected by repetitive blood cultures. Despite intensive care, we could not control the infection and she died of complication of acute respiratory distress syndrome on the eleventh day. Autopsy findings revealed epitheloid cell granulomas and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the heart. Therefore, she was diagnosed with tuberculous endocarditis.