Case report of Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis after navel piercing.
A 13-year-old girl with surgically corrected congenital heart disease presented with a 3-day history of fever 1 month after piercing her navel. An echocardiogram demonstrated a vegetation within her right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit, and several blood cultures were repeatedly positive for Staphylococcus aureus. Surgical replacement of the conduit in conjunction with intravenous antibiotic therapy was curative.
Weinberg
Jason B
JB
Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-0244, USA. jbwein@umich.edu
Blackwood
R Alexander
RA
D000005:Abdomen; D000293:Adolescent; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D011859:Radiography; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*