Austrian Syndrome in an Immunocompromised Patient-A Case Report

Carlos E Arias-Morales; Shorabh Sharma; Marjorie M Flores-Chang; Razia Rehmani; Venkata Sandeep Koripalli; Michelle Dahdouh

doi:10.3389/fmed.2020.00142

Austrian Syndrome in an Immunocompromised Patient-A Case Report

Front Med (Lausanne). 2020 Apr 21:7:142. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00142. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Carlos E Arias-Morales¹, Shorabh Sharma¹, Marjorie M Flores-Chang², Razia Rehmani³, Venkata Sandeep Koripalli⁴, Michelle Dahdouh^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx, Bronx, NY, United States.
² School of Medicine, University of El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador.
³ Department of Radiology, St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx, Bronx, NY, United States.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, United States.
⁵ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx, Bronx, NY, United States.

Abstract

Austrian syndrome consists of a triad of endocarditis, meningitis, and pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. With the arrival of many antibiotic therapies, the disease remains rare, however, it can be overlooked due to the lack of awareness. We present a case of Austrian syndrome in an immunocompromised patient complicated by multiorgan failure.

Keywords: Streptococcus pneumoniae; endocarditis; invasive pneumococcal disease; meningitis; pneumonia.

Publication types

Case Reports