Open AccessA Review of Brucella endocarditis
Author(s) -
Tammiraju Iragavarapu
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of cardiovascular disease in women
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2835-4982
pISSN - 2455-7854
DOI - 10.1055/s-0041-1742212
Subject(s) - brucellosis , brucella , endocarditis , disease , medicine , intensive care medicine , brucella abortus , psychological intervention , surgery , pathology , immunology , psychiatry
Brucella endocarditis is one of the rare, life-threatening complications of a multisystemic zoonotic disease, brucellosis. Careful history taking, clinical examinations, and detailed laboratory tests with special culture media in endemic zones help in diagnosis of this latent disease. No consensus on the exact management of this disease has reached till now. Hence, both medical management and surgical interventions in selective cases were the treatment of choice. This article provides a review of the earlier literature on Brucella endocarditis.