Brucella Endocarditis: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Serdar Kula MD, Dilek Erer MD, Mustafa Büyükate MD, F. Sedef Tunaoglu MD, Rana Olguntürk MD, M. Emin Özdogan

Cardiac involvement in childhood brucellosis is rare and, when present, findings are usually seen in acute rheumatic fever with endocarditis. We report a successfully treated case of Brucella endocarditis in which the aortic valve was affected. Medical therapy did not cure this patient who, due to hemodynamic deterioration, required valve replacement. This case report suggests that successful management of Brucella endocarditis condition requires a combination of medical and early surgical therapy.