Successful management of bacterial endocarditis of the mitral valve due to Staphylococcus epidermidis in an immunosuppressed host.
We report the successful management of bacterial endocarditis of the mitral valve, caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis, in a 34-month-old boy with acute lymphocytic leukemia who had been receiving immunosuppressive therapy. M-mode echocardiography provided early detection of valvular vegetations and documented the evolution of valvular involvement during the course of the illness.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents