title: [Isolated tricuspid valve endocarditis as a cause of fever of unknown origin].
abstract: Isolated tricuspid valve endocarditis is the least common endocarditis with an incidence of 5 to 10% in the literature. It is usually described in drug abusers and as a complication of nosocomial infections (catheter, post-surgery...). We present the case of a 70 year-old patient admitted for a fever of unknown origin lasting for 2 months. He had an isolated tricuspid endocarditis with Enterococcus faecalis. We review the diagnostic criterias predisposing factors and treatment of right-sided valvular endocarditis, particularly the endocarditis produced by Enterococcus faecalis, a rare etiopathogenic agent of tricuspid endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Université de Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schrouff
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Valdes-Socin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Frippiat
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Leval
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Soyeur
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Radermecker
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Scheen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000382:microbiology*