Right-sided endocarditis in an adult patient with hyperimmunoglobulin-E syndrome successfully treated with high-dose daptomycin

Natalia G. Vallianou, Penny Gounari, Alex Skourtis, John Panagos, E. Sioula

Abstract


Hyperimmunoglobulin-E syndrome is a syndrome of recurrent staphylococcal abscesses, sinopulmonary infections, and severe eczema, which is characterized by increased IgE and specific facial features. Herein, we describe a patient with hyperimmunoglobulin-E syndrome and right-sided endocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus, which was successfully treated with high-dose daptomycin.

 


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5430/crim.v1n2p51

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Case Reports in Internal Medicine

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