Native Valve Streptococcus bovis Endocarditis and Refractory Transfusion Dependent Iron Deficiency Anaemia Associated with Concomitant Carcinoma of the Colon: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Streptococcus bovis is found as a commensal organism in human gut and may become opportunistically pathogenic. Infective endocarditis is one of the commonest modes of presentation of this infection. The association between Streptococcus bovis endocarditis and colorectal cancer is well recognized. We...
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| author | Abdul Azeez Ahamed Riyaaz Randula Samarasinghe Kolitha Sellahewa Sabaratnam Sivakumaran Manjula Sri Tampoe |
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| description | Streptococcus bovis is found as a commensal organism in human gut and may become opportunistically pathogenic. Infective endocarditis is one of the commonest modes of presentation of this infection. The association between Streptococcus bovis endocarditis and colorectal cancer is well recognized. We report a case of Streptococcus bovis endocarditis along with a refractory iron deficiency anaemia associated with concomitant carcinoma of ascending colon in a 63-year-old male. Cooccurrence of these two conditions may cause a challenge in the management. Considering the strong association of colon cancer with Streptococcus bovis endocarditis, a detailed screening colonoscopy is mandatory following the diagnosis of the latter. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3063fd7115634feda16f5108a2315e2d2025-02-03T05:50:46ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332016-01-01201610.1155/2016/26703072670307Native Valve Streptococcus bovis Endocarditis and Refractory Transfusion Dependent Iron Deficiency Anaemia Associated with Concomitant Carcinoma of the Colon: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureAbdul Azeez Ahamed Riyaaz0Randula Samarasinghe1Kolitha Sellahewa2Sabaratnam Sivakumaran3Manjula Sri Tampoe4Department of Internal Medicine, Dr Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital, Millennium Drive, Chandrika Kumaratunga Mawatha, 10115 Malabe, Sri LankaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dr Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital, Millennium Drive, Chandrika Kumaratunga Mawatha, 10115 Malabe, Sri LankaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dr Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital, Millennium Drive, Chandrika Kumaratunga Mawatha, 10115 Malabe, Sri LankaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dr Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital, Millennium Drive, Chandrika Kumaratunga Mawatha, 10115 Malabe, Sri LankaSouth Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine, Millennium Drive, Chandrika Kumaratunga Mawatha, 10115 Malabe, Sri LankaStreptococcus bovis is found as a commensal organism in human gut and may become opportunistically pathogenic. Infective endocarditis is one of the commonest modes of presentation of this infection. The association between Streptococcus bovis endocarditis and colorectal cancer is well recognized. We report a case of Streptococcus bovis endocarditis along with a refractory iron deficiency anaemia associated with concomitant carcinoma of ascending colon in a 63-year-old male. Cooccurrence of these two conditions may cause a challenge in the management. Considering the strong association of colon cancer with Streptococcus bovis endocarditis, a detailed screening colonoscopy is mandatory following the diagnosis of the latter.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2670307 |
| spellingShingle | Abdul Azeez Ahamed Riyaaz Randula Samarasinghe Kolitha Sellahewa Sabaratnam Sivakumaran Manjula Sri Tampoe Native Valve Streptococcus bovis Endocarditis and Refractory Transfusion Dependent Iron Deficiency Anaemia Associated with Concomitant Carcinoma of the Colon: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Native Valve Streptococcus bovis Endocarditis and Refractory Transfusion Dependent Iron Deficiency Anaemia Associated with Concomitant Carcinoma of the Colon: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Native Valve Streptococcus bovis Endocarditis and Refractory Transfusion Dependent Iron Deficiency Anaemia Associated with Concomitant Carcinoma of the Colon: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Native Valve Streptococcus bovis Endocarditis and Refractory Transfusion Dependent Iron Deficiency Anaemia Associated with Concomitant Carcinoma of the Colon: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Native Valve Streptococcus bovis Endocarditis and Refractory Transfusion Dependent Iron Deficiency Anaemia Associated with Concomitant Carcinoma of the Colon: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Native Valve Streptococcus bovis Endocarditis and Refractory Transfusion Dependent Iron Deficiency Anaemia Associated with Concomitant Carcinoma of the Colon: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | native valve streptococcus bovis endocarditis and refractory transfusion dependent iron deficiency anaemia associated with concomitant carcinoma of the colon a case report and review of the literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2670307 |
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