title: [Tricuspid valve endocarditis in a patient with congenital heart disease].
abstract: A case of tricuspid valve infective endocarditis is presented. Since this was not the first episode, the patient had not undergone invasive procedures and there was no history of intravenous drug abuse, the possibility of congenital heart disease was considered, a hypothesis that was confirmed.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Medicina Interna, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal.
authors.forename: Ana Moura
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Correia
authors.forename: Luiz Menezes
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Falcão
mesh_terms: D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013298:Streptococcus sanguis; D014261:Tricuspid Valve