Challenge in the management of infective endocarditis with multiple valvular involvement

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Izabella Rodrigues De Araújo¹  Maria Do Carmo Pereira Nunes¹  Claudio Leo Gelape¹  Vinicius Tostes Carvalho¹  Benone Evaristo Rezende Araújo Lacerda¹  Gustavo Brandão De Oliveira¹  Luiza Caldeira Brant¹  Teresa Cristina Abreu Ferrari¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Faculdade de Medicina Hospital das ClínicasBelo Horizonte MG

关键词: Infection;    Endocarditis;    Surgery;    Valves;    Infecção;    Endocardite;    Cirurgia;    Valvas;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822012000200028

来源: SciELO

【 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.

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