Isolated Pulmonary Infective Endocarditis with Septic Pulmonary Embolism Complicating a Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction : Scarce and Devious Presentation
Joint Authors
Yap, Kok Hooi
Abdelbar, Abdelrahmen
Azzam, Raed
Abousteit, Ahmed
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We present a case of a fifty-three-year-old male who presented with severe sepsis.
He had been treated as a pneumonia patient for five months before the admission.
Investigations revealed isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis and septic pulmonary embolism in addition to undiagnosed right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) obstruction.
The patient underwent surgery for the relief of RVOT obstruction by substantial muscle resection of the RVOT, pulmonary artery embolectomy, pulmonary valve replacement, and reconstruction of RVOT and main pulmonary artery with two separate bovine pericardial patches.
He was discharged from our hospital after 6 weeks of intravenous antibiotics.
He recovered well on follow-up 16 weeks after discharge.
A high-suspicion index is needed to diagnose right-side heart endocarditis.
Blood cultures and transesophageal echocardiogram are the key diagnostic tools.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abdelbar, Abdelrahmen& Azzam, Raed& Yap, Kok Hooi& Abousteit, Ahmed. 2013. Isolated Pulmonary Infective Endocarditis with Septic Pulmonary Embolism Complicating a Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction : Scarce and Devious Presentation. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abdelbar, Abdelrahmen…[et al.]. Isolated Pulmonary Infective Endocarditis with Septic Pulmonary Embolism Complicating a Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction : Scarce and Devious Presentation. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495433
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abdelbar, Abdelrahmen& Azzam, Raed& Yap, Kok Hooi& Abousteit, Ahmed. Isolated Pulmonary Infective Endocarditis with Septic Pulmonary Embolism Complicating a Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction : Scarce and Devious Presentation. Case Reports in Surgery. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-495433
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-495433