An unusual case of native tricuspid valve endocarditis and sepsis in a child with structurally normal heart mimicking bronchopneumonia
oleh: D. Rajasekhar, V. Vanajakshamma, C. Shashanka, M.L. Srinivas Kumar, D. Sarath Babu
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| Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-04-01 |
Deskripsi
Right sided infectious endocarditis (IE) by involvement of tricuspid valve is mainly associated with cardiac malformations or intravenous drug use. Occurrence of right-sided IE in children with structurally normal heart is exceptionallyrare. We report the case of 9-year-old child presenting with bronchopneumonia and septicaemia who was diagnosed to have native tricuspid valve staphylococcal endocarditis and was successfully treated.