Successful medical management of prosthetic-valve endocarditis complicated by perivalvular abscess.
We present a case of a 44-year-old man with prosthetic aortic endocarditis complicated by a perivalvular abscess. He evolved with improvement of the infectious process only under clinical treatment. The patient presented a prior history of rheumatic fever and had previously been undergone three valve replacements due to prosthesis dysfunction and previous endocarditis. In this case report we discuss the main features of perivalvular abscess complicating infective endocarditis.
Nunes
Maria do Carmo Pereira
Mdo C
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Av. Prof. Alfredo Balena, 190 - Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. mcarmo@waymail.com.br
Gelape
Claudio Leo
CL
Barbosa
Felipe Batista Lima
FB
Leduc
Luciano Ribeiro
LR
Araújo
Christiano Gonçalves de
CG
Chalup
Lucas Fabel
LF
Nicoliello
Marcela Ferreira
MF
Ferrari
Teresa Cristina Abreu
TC
D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000150:complications*