Right-sided endocarditis complicating an atrial septal defect

被引:5
作者
Aliaga, L
Santiago, FM
Martí, J
Sampedro, MA
Rodríguez-Granger, J
Santalla, JA
机构
[1] Univ Granada, Hosp Virgen Nieves, Infect Dis Unit, E-18014 Granada, Spain
[2] Univ Granada, Hosp Virgen Nieves, Microbiol Serv, E-18014 Granada, Spain
[3] Univ Granada, Hosp Virgen Nieves, Serv Cardiovasc Surg, E-18014 Granada, Spain
关键词
endocarditis; right-sided endocarditis; pulmonary valve endocarditis; secundum-type atrial septal defect; Streptococcus milleri group endocarditis;
D O I
10.1097/00000441-200305000-00005
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We report the case of a 45-year-old male patient not addicted to narcotic who presented with an infective endocarditis on the pulmonary valve. He was found to have an uncomplicated secundum-type atrial septal defect. This association is an extremely rare event.
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页码:282 / 284
页数:3
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