Pulmonary valve infective endocarditis in an adult patient with atrial septal defect presenting with multiple pulmonary emboli — A case report

ABSTRACT: Isolated pulmonary valve (PV) infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare entity accounting for <2 % of all cases of IE. Risk of PV IE in patients with atrial septal defect (ASD) is considered negligible and there have only been a few cases reported to date. We describe a case of a 51-year-old woman with an ostium secundum ASD with associated PV endocarditis, who presented with multiple pulmonary septic emboli. Initially we tried antibiotic therapy and later she underwent successful surgery with ASD closure, vegetectomy, and PV repair. We want to draw attention to the possibility of IE of PV in a patient with ASD and report successful management with surgery and good recovery following treatment.

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SUBMITTER: Ignatius R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10477041 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature