Right-sided valvular endocarditis supported by an unexpected intracardiac foreign body.
One case of tricuspid valve endocarditis due to a catheter fragment inside the right chambers of the heart is described. The symptoms were fever, cardiac failure, splenomegaly and relapsing pneumonia. Blood culture was positive, revealing Staphylococcus aureus. A two-dimensional echocardiogram demonstrated a large vegetation on the tricuspid valve. The percutaneous removal of the foreign body allowed complete recovery in a few weeks.
Balbi
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Cattedra di Malattie dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare, Università di Genova, Italy.
Bertero
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Bellotti
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Rolandelli
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Caponnetto
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D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006321:Heart; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology; D014261:Tricuspid Valve