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Mural Endocarditis Caused by Corynebacterium mustelae in a Dog With a VSD

Randolph L. Winter, Sonya G. Gordon, Shuping Zhang, Crystal D. Hariu, Matthew W. Miller
DOI: 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-6016 Published 1 September 2014
Randolph L. Winter
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
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Sonya G. Gordon
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
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Shuping Zhang
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
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Crystal D. Hariu
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
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Matthew W. Miller
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
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Abstract

A 6 yr old female spayed large Munsterlander was evaluated following a 3 wk history of lethargy, inappetence, intermittent fever, and a recent change to the timing of her previously diagnosed heart murmur. Physical examination revealed marked dehydration, lethargy, and a grade 5/6 to-and-fro heart murmur that was auscultated best at the right sternal border. The dog was febrile, and echocardiography revealed a large, mobile, vegetative lesion in the right ventricular outflow tract associated with a ventricular septal defect (VSD). Mild aortic insufficiency was present. Corynebacterium mustelae (C. mustelae) was isolated from a pooled blood culture. Treatment of infective endocarditis (IE) was initiated along with supportive care, and the patient was discharged 9 days later. The dog remained without clinical signs 132 days after discharge. VSD is rarely mentioned as a predisposing factor for development of IE in veterinary literature; however, this report highlights that dogs with a VSD may be at risk for IE. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first documented case of a canine infection with C. mustelae. Infection with C. mustelae in this case represents a novel agent for IE in the dog.

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Randolph L. Winter, Sonya G. Gordon, Shuping Zhang, Crystal D. Hariu, Matthew W. Miller
Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association Sep 2014, jaaha.6016; DOI: 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-6016
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