[Isolated florid pulmonary valve endocarditis].
We report on a case of isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci 22 years after total correction of a pentalogy of Fallot. The M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiographic findings are presented, and the patient's clinical progress is described. An overview of the literature shows isolated endocarditis of the pulmonary valve to be an exceptionally rare occurrence. 6 months postoperatively, the patient has not been experiencing a relapse and is now in NYHA stage I.
Fritzsche
D
D
Klinik für Herz- und Gefässchirurgie, Universität Leipzig.
Krakor
R
R
Goos
H
H
Berkei
J
J
Heidrich
L
L
D000328:Adult; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000601:surgery*