title: Gerbode ventricular septal defect following endocarditis.
abstract: A Gerbode defect is a ventricular septal defect communicating directly between the left ventricle and right atrium. There has been some debate about the existence of such an entity. We present the case of a previously healthy 15-year-old boy who developed bacterial endocarditis following ear piercing and was subsequently found to have a defect between the left ventricle and right atrium, which was successfully repaired surgically.
authors.affiliation: Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, General Hospital, Southampton, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Battin
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Fong
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Monro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D010404:Penicillin V / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D010404:Penicillin V