Hemophilus aphrophilus Endocarditis, with Cerebral Embolism, in an Alaskan Eskimo

Brief Communication1 April 1966Hemophilus aphrophilus Endocarditis, with Cerebral Embolism, in an Alaskan EskimoROBERT FORTUINE, M.D., FRED W. BELL JR., B.S.ROBERT FORTUINE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, FRED W. BELL JR., B.S.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-64-4-873 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn 1940, Khairat (1) described from London a fatal case of endocarditis caused by an organism he named Hemophilus aphrophilus. A second case was reported by Toshach and Bain (2) in 1958 from Edmonton, Alberta, and a third in 1963 by Keith and Lyon (3) from Cincinnati. Witorsch and Gorden (4) of New Haven reviewed these cases and added three in 1964.We recently encountered a seventh case ofH. aphrophilusendocarditis, complicated by cerebral embolism, in a remote area of southwestern Alaska. We present this case to define further the clinical characteristics of infection with this little-known organism and...References1. KHAIRAT O: Endocarditis due to a new species of Haemophilus. J. Path. Bact. 50: 497, 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. TOSHACHBAIN SGO: Acquired aortic sinus aneurysm caused by Hemophilus aphrophilus. Amer. J. Clin. Path. 30: 328, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. KEITHLYON TASA: Hemophilus aphrophilus endocarditis. Amer. J. Med. 34: 535, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. WITORSCHGORDEN PP: Hemophilus aphrophilus endocarditis, report of three cases. Ann. Intern. Med. 60: 957, 1964. LinkGoogle Scholar5. BREEDMURRAYSMITH RSEDNR (editors): Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1957, pp. 407, 410. Google Scholar6. ISOMGORDYSELNERBROWNWILLIS JBPDJCLJM: Brain abscess due to Haemophilus aphrophilus. New Eng. J. Med. 271: 1059, 1964. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. FAGER CA: An unusual brain abscess: report of a case. Lahey Clin. Bull. 12: 108, 1961. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ROBERT FORTUINE, M.D.; FRED W. BELLJR., B.S.Affiliations: Bethel, AlaskaFrom the U. S. Public Health Service Alaska Native Hospital, Bethel, Alaska.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Robert Fortuine, M.D., Alaska Native Hospital, Bethel, Alaska 99559. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byInfective endocarditis and brain abscess secondary to Aggregatibacter aphrophilusLes endocardites à Haemophilus aphrophilusInfective endocarditis caused by gram-negative bacteria: A review of the literature, 1945–1977Suppuration cérébrale aiguë à Hemophilus aphrophilusHemophilus aphrophilus endocarditis: Review of 23 casesHaemophilus Aphrophilus EndocarditisEikenella Corrodens and Other Similar Bacteria: A Review of Laboratory Aspects and Clinical SignificanceHemophilus aphrophilus endocarditis in a patient with a mitral valve prosthesisHAEMOPHILUS APHROPHILUS INFECTIONS: CLINICAL AND BACTERIOLOGIC STUDIESSubacute bacterial endocarditis due to actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitansSubacute bacterial endocarditis caused by a micro-organism resemblingHaemophilus aphrophilusBacterial endocarditis due to actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans 1 April 1966Volume 64, Issue 4Page: 873-875KeywordsEndocarditisHaemophilusMedical services ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1966 PDF downloadLoading ...