Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis with Large Vegetations in a Non-Drug Addict without Underlying Cardiac Disease

Toru IWAMA; Satoshi SHIGEMATSU; Kouichi ASAMI; Ichirou KUBO; Hidemasa KITAZUME; Sadao TANABE; Yuji MATSUNAGA

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.35.203

Toru IWAMA, Satoshi SHIGEMATSU, Kouichi ASAMI, Ichirou KUBO, Hidemasa KITAZUME, Sadao TANABE, Yuji MATSUNAGA

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Keywords: echocardiogram, blood culture, septic pulmonary embolism

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1996 Volume 35 Issue 3 Pages 203-206

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.35.203

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Abstract

We report a case of γ-streptococcal tricuspid valve endocarditis in a patient with no history of intravenous drug abuse. Echocardiography revealed large vegetations on the anterior and septal cusps. The patient had persistent fever and recurrent septic pulmonary embolism despite prolonged antibiotic therapy. However tricuspid valve replacement was successful.
(Internal Medicine 35: 203-206, 1996)

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