Successful aortic valve replacement in Leptospira infection

Abstract

We present a young male patient's case of severe aortic valve stenosis complicated with acute Leptospira infection. Stenosis had caused circulatory decompensation; therefore, patient was scheduled for elective cardiac surgery. One month before operation Leptospira infection was diagnosed. With literature search aortic valve replacement was performed at the earliest 3 months after such infection. In our case, we could not wait so long. Soon after the resolution of septicemic phase successful aortic valve replacement was performed. An uneventful postoperative period followed, and patient was discharged home. In this case report the diagnostic and therapeutic problems are described.