Challenge in the management of infective endocarditis with multiple valvular involvement

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Oliveira, Gustavo Brandão de¹  Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte¹  Ferrari, Teresa Cristina Abreu¹  Nunes, Maria do Carmo Pereira¹  Araújo, Izabella Rodrigues de¹  Gelape, Claudio Leo¹  Carvalho, Vinicius Tostes¹  Lacerda, Benone Evaristo Rezende Araújo¹  Brant, Luiza Caldeira¹ 

关键词: Infection;    Endocarditis;    Surgery;    Valves;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822012000200028

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

We describe the case of a 41-year-old man with congenital heart disease and infective endocarditis (IE), who presented multiple vegetations attached to the pulmonary, mitral, and aortic valves. Three valve replacements were performed, but the patient developed an abscess at the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa and died due to sepsis. We briefly discuss the indications for surgery in IE, emphasizing its role in the treatment of uncontrolled infection.

【 授权许可】

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