TY - JOUR
AU - Coulter, Christopher
AB - LETTERS 9. Martiniuk F, Tambini M, Rahimian J, had not undergone recent dental work. Lenexa, KS, USA) and confi rmed by Moreira A, Yee H, Tchou-Wong KM, et al. Her medical background included mi- 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The pa- Identifi cation of novel Hsp65 RFLPs for graines, hypertension, mild quiescent tient was treated with ampicillin and Mycobacterium leprae. J Drugs Dermatol. psoriasis, and previous depression. gentamicin for 2 weeks. She then had 2007;6:268–74. 10. Frommel D, Teykle-Haimonot R, Verdie Her medications were venlafaxine and 4 further weeks of therapy with daily M, Negesse Y, Bulto T, Denis F. HIV in- candesartan. ceftriaxone at home. She is now well. fection and leprosy: a four-year survey in When seen at her local hospital, This patient’s endocarditis was Ethiopia. Lancet. 1994;344:165–6. she reported severe headache and most likely caused by bacteremia myalgia, with fever. The same day, from tongue scraping, and the ab- Address for correspondence: William R. Levis, she had a rigor at home and reported normal valve is likely to have been a Department of Dermatology, NYU School of chest tightness and mild dyspnea. predisposing factor. The link between Medicine, Bellevue Hospital, 17-N-07, 1st Ave Physical examination showed no 
TI - Endocarditis after Use of Tongue Scraper
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
DO - 10.3201/eid1309.070544
DA - 2007-09-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/pubmed-central/endocarditis-after-use-of-tongue-scraper-QGA0WAo0iE
SP - 1440
EP - 1441
VL - 13
IS - 9
DP - DeepDyve
ER -