%0 Case Reports
%T Disseminated Mycobacterium abscessus with endocarditis.
%A Chue AL
%A Braganza Menezes D
%A Bhabra M
%A Dedicoat M
%J BMJ Case Rep
%V 17
%N 3
%D 2024 Mar 13
%M 38479824
暂无%R 10.1136/bcr-2023-255390
%X We present an uncommon case of endocarditis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus in an immunocompetent patient following a caesarean section. We discuss her turbulent admission course leading to her diagnosis following persistent M. abscessus bacteraemia, medical and surgical management, including a splenectomy and valve resection and repair, and subsequent prolonged course of combination antimicrobials for 24 months post valve surgery. The patient is alive 9 months after completing her treatment and 36 months after her valve surgery. We emphasise the importance of a multidisciplinary team approach in the management of such a complex case.