Tricuspid valve gonococcal endocarditis: fourth case report.
Disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) occurs in 1-3% of all gonococcal infections; endocarditis is a complication in 1-2% of patients with DGI. We present the fourth reported case of gonococcal tricuspid valve endocarditis, this one occurring in a 53-year-old male with a 2-month history of shortness of breath.
Akkinepally
Sudha
S
University Medical Center at Brackenridge, 601 E 15th Street, Austin, TX 78701, USA. suakkine@utmb.edu
Douglass
Elizabeth
E
Moreno
Alejandro
A
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014261:Tricuspid Valve; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone