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World J Clin Cases. Dec 26, 2022; 10(36): 13418-13425
Published online Dec 26, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i36.13418
Published online Dec 26, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i36.13418
Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and infective endocarditis in a patient with epidermolytic hyperkeratosis: A case report
Yu Chen, Chen-Guang Zhang, Lin-Lin Song, Department of Emergency, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing 102218, China
Dian Chen, Department of Dermatology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing 102218, China
Hao Liu, Department of Pathology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Beijing 102218, China
Author contributions: Chen Y and Song LL analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Liu H and Chen D contributed new pathological datum and analytic tools; Zhang CG designed the research study; All authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Informed consent statement: All study participants provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: We declare that we have no financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that can inappropriately influence our work, there is no professional or other personal interest of any nature or kind in any product, service and/or company that could be construed as influencing the position presented in, or the review of, the manuscript entitled.
CARE Checklist (2016) statement: The authors have read the CARE Checklist (2016), and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the CARE Checklist (2016).
Corresponding author: Lin-Lin Song, PhD, Chief Physician, Doctor, Department of Emergency, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, No. 168 Litang Road, Changping District, Beijing 102218, China. slla01139@btch.edu.cn
Received: September 16, 2022
Peer-review started: September 16, 2022
First decision: November 11, 2022
Revised: November 21, 2022
Accepted: December 5, 2022
Article in press: December 5, 2022
Published online: December 26, 2022
Processing time: 101 Days and 13.2 Hours
Peer-review started: September 16, 2022
First decision: November 11, 2022
Revised: November 21, 2022
Accepted: December 5, 2022
Article in press: December 5, 2022
Published online: December 26, 2022
Processing time: 101 Days and 13.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Emergency physicians often encounter patients with fever of unknown origin, some of who present with skin diseases. We hope the case can heighten awareness that, in patients with epidermolytic hyperkeratosis or other skin diseases presented with prolonged pyrexia, infectious endocarditis, Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and organ abscess could be identified and treated early to minimize the consequences and avoid further life-threatening episodes.