title: Infective endocarditis complicated by fatal cerebral hemorrhage revealing an unrepaired univentricular heart in a 19-year-old woman.
abstract: Univentricular heart is a complex and rare cyanotic congenital heart disease. When not operated, affected patients exceptionally reach adulthood. We report the unprecedented case of a 19 year-old young woman, admitted to the hospital for a severe deterioration of general status and ultimately diagnosed to have an infective endocarditis with multiple vegetations in a previously undiagnosed univentricular heart of left ventricular morphology, subsequently rapidly complicated by fatal cerebral hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Hedi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Sofiene
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rekik
authors.forename: Imen
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Trabelsi
authors.forename: Mourad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hentati
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kammoun
mesh_terms: D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055815:Young Adult