Case Report

Streptococcus bovis Bacteremia: Unusual Complications

Authors: PEDRO RODRIGUES GENTA MD, LUIZ CARNEIRO MD, EDISON NORBERT GENTA MD

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Streptococcus bovis bacteremia is known to be related to neoplastic lesions of the colon. We describe a patient with several complications of S bovis bacteremia and adenocarcinoma of the colon—endocarditis, spondylodiskitis, and splenic abscess. We believe this is the eighth known case of endocarditis and diskitis caused by S bovis and the third case of endocarditis and splenic abscess by S bovis in a patient with adenocarcinoma of the colon

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