Streptococcus oralis pulmonic valve endocarditis: a case report and review of the literature.

Autor: Nahhal SB; Infectious Diseases Division, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. sn69@aub.edu.lb., Sarkis P; Cardiology Division, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon., Zakhem AE; Infectious Diseases Division, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon., Arnaout MS; Cardiology Division, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon., Bizri AR; Infectious Diseases Division, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of medical case reports [J Med Case Rep] 2023 Apr 03; Vol. 17 (1), pp. 120. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 03.
DOI: 10.1186/s13256-023-03835-y
Abstrakt: Background: Several factors increase the risk of right-sided endocarditis. The tricuspid valve is usually involved in right-sided endocarditis cases. Infective endocarditis of the pulmonic valve is rare, and few cases of pulmonic valve endocarditis were reported previously.
Case Presentation: Here we describe a case of a 81-year-old Middle Eastern male patient, admitted to our hospital three times in a period of 2 months for fever and cough. He had Streptococcus oralis bacteremia with vegetation that was on the pulmonic valve. We diagnosed him with pulmonic valve endocarditis, and he was treated successfully with intravenous antibiotics.
Conclusion: It is important to keep high suspicion for isolated pulmonic valve endocarditis in patients with respiratory symptoms. Adequate dental care is important in patients with risk factors for infective endocarditis.
(© 2023. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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