Rapidly Progrediating Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis in an Intravenous Drug User Treated by Antibiotics and Surgery
We report the case of a 22-year old male, a self-confessed recreational drug user who developed cardiogenic shock because of severe destruction of the aortic valve by rapidly progressive aortic valve endocarditis. The disease progression was acute; in a matter of days, the clinical manifestations we...
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| author | Malkia S. Swedi Radek Pudil Jiří Manďák |
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| description | We report the case of a 22-year old male, a self-confessed recreational drug user who developed cardiogenic shock because of severe destruction of the aortic valve by rapidly progressive aortic valve endocarditis. The disease progression was acute; in a matter of days, the clinical manifestations were life-threatening necessitating urgent aortic valve replacement surgery. Cultivation revealed Streptococcus viridans as the microbial agent. Subsequent recovery with antibiotic treatment was without complication. This case report shows that immediately performed transoesophageal echocardiography and early consultation with a cardiac surgeon has fundamental importance in diagnosis and management of acute infective endocarditis in haemodynamically instable patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-88e3acae8de3402f87ca80e9386e3c262022-12-21T19:10:25ZengKarolinum PressActa Medica1211-42861805-96942012-01-0155210711010.14712/18059694.2015.66Rapidly Progrediating Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis in an Intravenous Drug User Treated by Antibiotics and SurgeryMalkia S. Swedi0Radek Pudil1Jiří Manďák2University Hospital and Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic: First Department of Internal Medicine – CardioangiologyUniversity Hospital and Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic: First Department of Internal Medicine – CardioangiologyUniversity Hospital and Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic: Department of Cardiac SurgeryWe report the case of a 22-year old male, a self-confessed recreational drug user who developed cardiogenic shock because of severe destruction of the aortic valve by rapidly progressive aortic valve endocarditis. The disease progression was acute; in a matter of days, the clinical manifestations were life-threatening necessitating urgent aortic valve replacement surgery. Cultivation revealed Streptococcus viridans as the microbial agent. Subsequent recovery with antibiotic treatment was without complication. This case report shows that immediately performed transoesophageal echocardiography and early consultation with a cardiac surgeon has fundamental importance in diagnosis and management of acute infective endocarditis in haemodynamically instable patients.https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/55/2/0107/Infective endocarditisAortic valveDrug userReplacement surgery |
| spellingShingle | Malkia S. Swedi Radek Pudil Jiří Manďák Rapidly Progrediating Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis in an Intravenous Drug User Treated by Antibiotics and Surgery Acta Medica Infective endocarditis Aortic valve Drug user Replacement surgery |
| title | Rapidly Progrediating Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis in an Intravenous Drug User Treated by Antibiotics and Surgery |
| title_full | Rapidly Progrediating Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis in an Intravenous Drug User Treated by Antibiotics and Surgery |
| title_fullStr | Rapidly Progrediating Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis in an Intravenous Drug User Treated by Antibiotics and Surgery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rapidly Progrediating Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis in an Intravenous Drug User Treated by Antibiotics and Surgery |
| title_short | Rapidly Progrediating Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis in an Intravenous Drug User Treated by Antibiotics and Surgery |
| title_sort | rapidly progrediating aortic valve infective endocarditis in an intravenous drug user treated by antibiotics and surgery |
| topic | Infective endocarditis Aortic valve Drug user Replacement surgery |
| url | https://actamedica.lfhk.cuni.cz/55/2/0107/ |
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