Echocardiographic Detection of Bacterial Vegetations in a Child with a Ventricular Septal Defect

Echocardiographic Detection of Bacterial Vegetations in a Child with a Ventricular Septal Defect

A 13-year-old boy with a small ventricular septal defect was admitted with clinical manifestations of acute endocarditis. Coagulase-positive staphylococci were isolated from the blood. Definitive diagnosis was made by detecting bacterial vegetations in the right ventricle on the echocardiogram. Repe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chest 1976-12, Vol.70 (6), p.780-782
Hauptverfasser: Aziz, Kalim U., Newfeld, Edgar A., Paul, Milton H.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Echocardiography
Endocarditis, Bacterial - complications
Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnosis
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular - complications
Humans
Male
Staphylococcal Infections - complications
Staphylococcal Infections - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:A 13-year-old boy with a small ventricular septal defect was admitted with clinical manifestations of acute endocarditis. Coagulase-positive staphylococci were isolated from the blood. Definitive diagnosis was made by detecting bacterial vegetations in the right ventricle on the echocardiogram. Repeated embolization of these vegetations to the pulmonary circulation led to the death of the patient
ISSN:0012-3692
1931-3543
DOI:10.1378/chest.70.6.780