Careful Auscultation after Detection of Bacteremia Leading to a Diagnosis of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Adult / General Medicine

ABSTRACT

A 40-year-old woman visited our emergency room (ER) with fever and shaking chills. Blood cultures for suspicion of urinary tract infection revealed bacteremia two days later. Since <i>Streptococcus mitis</i> was detected, infective endocarditis was strongly suspected. In addition to her history of dental calculus removal, careful cardiac auscultation revealed a continuous murmur, leading to the existence of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). PDA was confirmed by echocardiography and 3D-CT angiography. The patient was successfully treated by antibiotics and then received transcatheter PDA closure. Careful auscultation after detection of bacteremia led to a diagnosis of PDA.