Echocardiographic demonstration of pulmonary valve endocarditis associated with congenital ventricular septal defect.
A 38 year old woman previously known to have a heart murmur presented with malaise and bloodstained sputum. Echocardiographic examination showed a subpulmonary ventricular septal defect and probable vegetations on the pulmonary valve, and blood cultures grew Escherichia coli. She made a full recovery after 6 weeks' antibiotic treatment.
D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D004698:Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000382:microbiology