Infective endocarditis following implantation of amplatzer atrial septal occluder.
Infective endocarditis is a rare but serious complication following device closure of atrial septal defect. Surgical removal of the device is mandatory in such cases. We report a rare case of polymicrobial endocarditis following implantation of Amplatzer septal occluder in an eight-year-old child.
Balasundaram
Ram Prakash
RP
Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Anandaraja
S
S
Juneja
Rajnish
R
Choudhary
Shiv Kumar
SK
D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D020878:Device Removal; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*