Severe tricuspid valve destruction secondary to previous non-appropriately treated endocarditis

Severe tricuspid valve destruction secondary to previous non-appropriately treated endocarditis

Tricuspid valve(TV) destruction with a remote history of endocarditis without known risk factors (ie, HIV, intravenous drug use, neoplasm, trauma) is rare. We describe the case of a TVs destruction in a 12-year-old non-HIV boy, with a 4-year history of endocarditis without known risk factors nor evi...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ case reports 2019-03, Vol.12 (3), p.e227408
Hauptverfasser: Sall, Fatouma, Adoubi, Anicet, Koffi, Nina, Yangni-Angate, Herve
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease
Case reports
Child
Electrocardiography
Endocarditis
Endocarditis - complications
Endocarditis - pathology
Family medical history
Heart
Heart failure
Humans
Male
Pain
Patients
Pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary hypertension
Rare Disease
Substance abuse treatment
Surgery
Task forces
Thoracic surgery
Tricuspid Valve - pathology
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency - etiology
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency - pathology
Tumors
Ultrasonic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:Tricuspid valve(TV) destruction with a remote history of endocarditis without known risk factors (ie, HIV, intravenous drug use, neoplasm, trauma) is rare. We describe the case of a TVs destruction in a 12-year-old non-HIV boy, with a 4-year history of endocarditis without known risk factors nor evidence regarding previous appropriately management.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2018-227408