Multisite infective endocarditis/endarteritis in a young peripartum patient with patent ductus arteriosus and rheumatic heart valve disease: a case report.
Infective endocarditis (IE) is rarely seen in pregnancy and puerperal period, and generally occurs in patients with preexisting heart disease or intravenous drug abuse. In this report, we describe a case of a 27-year-old patient with missed diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease and a moderate size patent ductus arteriosus, in whom multisite culture-negative IE/pulmonary endarteritis developed after uncomplicated vaginal delivery.
Cagli
Kumral
K
Department of Cardiology, Türkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. kumralcagli@yahoo.com
Basar
Fatma Nurcan
FN
Cagli
Kerim
K
Yalcinkaya
Adnan
A
Ozeke
Ozcan
O
Turhan
Nesrin
N
Golbasi
Zehra
Z
Tufekcioglu
Omac
O
D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004692:Endarteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
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