Perez-Parra, SantiagoPeña, AlejandroBlanca, EnriqueGarcia, Federico2023-01-252023-01-252016-01-26Pérez-Parra S, Peña A, Blanca E, García F. Endocarditis infecciosa fatal por Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum [Letal endocarditis due to Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum]. Rev Chilena Infectol. 2016 Apr;33(2):229-231.0716-1018http://hdl.handle.net/10668/10186We present a case report of a infective endocarditis by Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum in a young patient eight years old with bicuspid aortic valve that led to a severe neurological embolism and death. Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum is part of the nasopharyngeal and skin flora. However, there are cases reported of endocarditis usually associated with immunocompromised patients that mostly presented a poor clinical outcome.esAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/Aortic ValveBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseChildCorynebacteriumMaleCorynebacterium InfectionsEndocarditis, BacterialFatal OutcomeHeart Valve DiseasesHumansUltrasonographyresearch article27315002open accessEndocarditis bacterianaEnfermedades de las válvulas cardíacasHumanosInfecciones por CorynebacteriumResultado fatalUltrasonografía10.4067/S0716-101820160002000140717-6341https://scielo.conicyt.cl/pdf/rci/v33n2/art14.pdf