Infective endocarditis of the tricuspid valve.
Infective endocarditis (IE) usually involves the left-sided valves, and IE involving the tricuspid valve (TV) is rare, often developing in intravenous drug users (IDU). We present a case of a 32-year-old male, an intravenous drug abuser (IDA), who presented with nonspecific septic symptoms, and was treated with TV conserving surgery. Pathological examination confirmed tissue destruction, friable thrombotic vegetations, and microorganisms in the leaflet tissue.
Butany
Jagdish
J
Department of Pathology, University of Toronto, E4-322 Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. jagdish.butany@uhn.on.ca
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Varun
V
Leong
Shaun W
SW
Soor
Gursharan S
GS
Thangaroopan
Molly
M
Borger
Michael A
MA
D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery