Group B streptococcus tricuspid endocarditis presenting with arthralgia in a postpartum woman: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Infective endocarditis presenting with arthralgia is rare. Group B streptococcus tricuspid endocarditis as a postpartum complication is even rarer. The present case is an example of both.


METHODS
We report the case of a 30-year-old Caucasian woman who presented with painful swelling of her wrists and ankles.


CONCLUSIONS
Even when the clinical presentation of systemic inflammation is more suggestive of a primary rheumatological disorder, it is important to remember that bacterial infection can also present in this manner. Group B streptococcus tricuspid valve endocarditis is a rare, but recognized, postpartum complication.
Sandwell General Hospital, Lyndon West Bromwich, West Midlands, B71 4HJ, UK. paolodivincenzi@doctors.org.uk.
Paul
P
Vincent
Russell
R
Davis
Debashis
D
Roy