pulmonic valve repair in a patient with isolated pulmonic valve endocarditis and sickle cell disease

pulmonic valve repair in a patient with isolated pulmonic valve endocarditis and sickle cell disease

;Timothy Glew;Migdalia Feliciano;Dennis Finkielstein;Susan Hecht;Daryl Hoffman
gastroenterology research and practice 2015 Vol. 2015 pp. -
143
glew2015casepulmonic

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A 49-year-old woman with sickle cell disease presented with one month of exertional dyspnea, weakness, and fever and was diagnosed with isolated pulmonic valve endocarditis secondary to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus bacteremia in the setting of a peripherally inserted central venous catheter. Chest computerized tomography showed multiple bilateral pulmonary nodular opacities consistent with septic emboli. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiograms revealed a large echodensity on the pulmonic valve requiring vegetation excision and pulmonic valve repair. In conclusion, isolated pulmonic valve endocarditis is a rare cause of infective endocarditis that warrants a high index of clinical suspicion. Furthermore the management of patients with sickle cell disease and endocarditis requires special consideration.

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