Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis in a Non-Drug-Addicted Patient without Predisposing Factors / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 759-763, 2012.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-187677
ABSTRACT
Staphylococcus aureus is a well-known pathogen involved inright-sided endocarditis with predisposing factors, and the clinical course may be acute and rapidly progressive. Intravenous drug abuse, pacemakers or central vascular catheters, and congenital heart diseases are well-known predisposing factors. However, right-sided endocarditis as a result of S. aureus infection is very rare in patients without these predisposing factors. Here, we report the case of a previously healthy 25-year-old male with native tricuspid valve infective endocarditis by methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, complicating multiple septic pneumonia and septic pulmonary artery thrombosis. The patient was treated with antibiotics and surgical thromboembolectomy with tricuspid valve repair.
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Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Pulmonary Artery
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Staphylococcus
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Thrombosis
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Tricuspid Valve
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Substance Abuse, Intravenous
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Endocarditis
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Vascular Access Devices
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Heart Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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