Echo-Doppler features of pulmonary valve endocarditis.
Three patients with fever and pneumonitis were found to have pulmonary valve vegetations by echocardiography. Pulsed and color flow Doppler studies demonstrated mild to moderate pulmonary valve insufficiency in these patients. All patients responded to the appropriate antibiotics without requiring valve surgery. Echocardiography is of value in diagnosing pulmonary valve endocarditis and should be considered in every patient with recurrent pneumonitis.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011664:Pulmonary Valve; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents