Triple-Valve Infective Endocarditis: A Case with Unusual Features
Infective endocarditis is a condition associated with high morbidity and mortality, usually with univalvular involvement. We describe the case of a 76-year-old woman with triple-valve endocarditis due to Streptococcus gallolyticus complicated by perivalvular suppurative lesions, acute heart failure...
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| author | Inês Oliveira Gisela Vasconcelos Bruno Bragança Margarida Cruz Glória Abreu João Azevedo Aurora Andrade |
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| description | Infective endocarditis is a condition associated with high morbidity and mortality, usually with univalvular involvement. We describe the case of a 76-year-old woman with triple-valve endocarditis due to Streptococcus gallolyticus complicated by perivalvular suppurative lesions, acute heart failure and acute kidney injury. Unfortunately, the patient died despite antibiotic therapy and emergent surgery. This case highlights uncommon triple-valve involvement in the absence of risk factors, posing a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9ea828b4118f4996a9b7d963b22019ab2022-12-22T03:35:03ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942022-04-0110.12890/2022_0033502885Triple-Valve Infective Endocarditis: A Case with Unusual FeaturesInês Oliveira0Gisela Vasconcelos1Bruno Bragança2Margarida Cruz3Glória Abreu4João Azevedo5Aurora Andrade6Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, PortugalInternal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, PortugalCardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, PortugalInternal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, PortugalCardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, PortugalCardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, PortugalCardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, PortugalInfective endocarditis is a condition associated with high morbidity and mortality, usually with univalvular involvement. We describe the case of a 76-year-old woman with triple-valve endocarditis due to Streptococcus gallolyticus complicated by perivalvular suppurative lesions, acute heart failure and acute kidney injury. Unfortunately, the patient died despite antibiotic therapy and emergent surgery. This case highlights uncommon triple-valve involvement in the absence of risk factors, posing a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/3350triple-valve endocarditisstreptococcus gallolyticusinfective endocarditis |
| spellingShingle | Inês Oliveira Gisela Vasconcelos Bruno Bragança Margarida Cruz Glória Abreu João Azevedo Aurora Andrade Triple-Valve Infective Endocarditis: A Case with Unusual Features European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine triple-valve endocarditis streptococcus gallolyticus infective endocarditis |
| title | Triple-Valve Infective Endocarditis: A Case with Unusual Features |
| title_full | Triple-Valve Infective Endocarditis: A Case with Unusual Features |
| title_fullStr | Triple-Valve Infective Endocarditis: A Case with Unusual Features |
| title_full_unstemmed | Triple-Valve Infective Endocarditis: A Case with Unusual Features |
| title_short | Triple-Valve Infective Endocarditis: A Case with Unusual Features |
| title_sort | triple valve infective endocarditis a case with unusual features |
| topic | triple-valve endocarditis streptococcus gallolyticus infective endocarditis |
| url | https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/3350 |
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