title: A case of staphylococcal tricuspid valve endocarditis with para-aortic abscess in a patient with bicuspid aortic valve.
abstract: Paravalvular abscess is a serious complication of infective endocarditis. The aortic valve and its adjacent ring are more susceptible to abscess formation and paravalvular extension than the mitral valve. A 15-years old patient with bicuspid aortic valve presented with staphylococcal tricuspid valve endocarditis complicated by para-aortic abscess that ruptured into the aortic sinus. We report the clinical, laboratory and echocardiographic features and treatment of this patient and conduct a literature review on this subject.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Mokdong Hospital, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Woo Shin
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seok Hyung
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Shin A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Min Sun
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Seong-Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park