Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis in a pediatric patient with down syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis (IPE) accounts for less than 2% of all infective endocarditis patients. It is commonly associated with several predisposing factors, including intravenous drug use (IVDU) and congenital heart disease. The most common causative pathogens of IPE are Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus viridans. We report a Down's syndrome patient with IPE and with no standard risk factors caused by the rare pathogen Acinetobacter spp. This led to respiratory failure and systemic infection due to septic pulmonary emboli. Early elective surgery was decided upon as the patient was no longer responding to medical therapy, and his clinical condition was worsening over time.

Case presentation

A 15-year-old male with Down syndrome and no underlying

SUBMITTER: Salehi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11351852 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature