Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis with patent ductus arteriosus. A report of a case.
A case of pulmonary valve endocarditis in a patient with patent ductus arteriosus is reported. The diagnosis was made by echocardiographic examination. The M mode echocardiogram showed "shaggy" echoes on the pulmonic valve and the two dimensional echocardiogram disclosed a big vegetation in the right outflow tract. The patient underwent surgery with complete cardiopulmonary bypass. The ductus arteriosus was closed by endopulmonary approach and the pulmonic vegetation was removed.
D000293:Adolescent; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011664:Pulmonary Valve