Isolated pulmonary native valve infectious endocarditis due to Enterococcus faecalis

González‐Juanatey, Carlos; Testa-Fernández, Ana; López-Álvarez, María

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.01.074

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“…Sur le plan bactériologique, dans 50 % des cas le germe retrouvé est un staphylocoque, essentiellement un staphylocoque doré [ 3 ]. Selon Hamza [ 1 ], les facteurs prédisposant sont dans 30 % des cas une prise répétée de substances par voie intraveineuse, dans 14 % des cas un cathéter central, incluant les cathéters de Swan-Ganz, et dans 11 % des cas un éthylisme chronique.…”

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Endocardite aiguë isolée de la valve pulmonaire

Tarmiz¹,

Mgarrech²,

Slim³

et al. 2016

Pan Afr Med J

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L'endocardite du cœur droit touche dans la plupart des cas la valve tricuspide, notamment chez les toxicomanes. L'infection isolée de la valve pulmonaire est rarement retrouvée. Nous rapportons dans cette observation le cas d'une jeune femme âgée de 32 ans chez quile diagnostic d'endocardite communautaire de la valve pulmonaire a été confirmé. Cette observation est d'autant plus intéressante qu'elle survient chez une patiente sans antécédents de toxicomanie, avec néanmoins la notion de communication interventriculaire restrictive. La patiente a été opérée en urgence devant l'image de grosse végétation très mobile sur les données de l'échographie cardiaque transthoracique. La chirurgie a été pratiquée sous circulation extracorporelle et la valve pulmonaire a été remplacée par une bioprothèse. Les hémocultures et la culture de la valve ont retrouvé un staphylococcus aureus sensible à la Méticilline. L'évolution postopératoire a été favorable avec un recul de 06 mois sans récurrence infectieuse.

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Endocardite aiguë isolée de la valve pulmonaire

Tarmiz¹,

Mgarrech²,

Slim³

et al. 2016

Pan Afr Med J

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“…Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis is rare [8]. Endocarditis in an intravenous drug user usually involves the tricuspid valve, but a structurally normal pulmonic valve is rarely the only one affected [9].…”

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Isolated pulmonary valve infective endocarditis in a middle aged man caused by Candida albicans: a case report

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BackgroundPulmonary valve endocarditis without the involvement of other valves represents 1.5-2% of all cases of infective endocarditis. Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis caused by Candida is extremely rare with only one reported case in the literature and none reported in the United States. Guidelines for management of Candida endocarditis recommend a combination of medical and surgical therapy.Case presentationA 61-year-old homeless male presented with fever, cough and shortness of breath. He was urgently intubated for hypoxia. He was initially diagnosed with pneumonia but did not improve with empiric antibacterial therapy. Candida species were isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and the patient eventually developed persistent C. albicans bloodstream infection. On further workup he was found to have infective endocarditis with a large vegetation across the pulmonary valve. No other valves were involved. He was treated with intravenous antifungal therapy for eight weeks. Valvular surgery was not performed. Follow up echocardiography after completion of therapy did not show any vegetations and the patient clinically improved.ConclusionThis is the second reported case of isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis caused by Candida and the first to be successfully managed with antifungal therapy alone. Pulmonary valve endocarditis should be considered in cases of pneumonia with Candida and persistent fungemia. While surgery should be considered in all cases of Candida endocarditis, cure may be achieved with antifungal therapy alone.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12879-014-0557-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…The most common pathogens reported are staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus viridans and coagulase-negative staphylococcus [5] . The involvement of enterococcus fecalis is reported in a few cases [6] . Treatment cannot being based on current guidelines due to the rarety of this pathology.…”

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Multimodality Imaging of an Isolated Pulmonary Native Valve Infective Endocarditis Due to Staphylococcus Hominis

Malcl鑣

Eschalier²,

Dauphin³

et al. 2015

Journal of Cardiology and Therapy

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Isolated pulmonary native valve infectious endocarditis due to Enterococcus faecalis

Cited by 8 publications

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Endocardite aiguë isolée de la valve pulmonaire

Endocardite aiguë isolée de la valve pulmonaire

Isolated pulmonary valve infective endocarditis in a middle aged man caused by Candida albicans: a case report

Multimodality Imaging of an Isolated Pulmonary Native Valve Infective Endocarditis Due to Staphylococcus Hominis

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