Metastatic Calcinosis of Aortic Valve Secondary to Renal Failure Mimicking Infective Endocarditis.

ABSTRACT: End stage renal disease has a list of consequences, cardiovascular being the most common. Inefficient dialysis can cause significant deposition of calcium all over the body, including heart valves making heart function impaired. We illustrate a case of 38-year-old female with end stage renal disease on peritoneal dialysis. The patient had been complaining of pain and swelling of the right hand for the last few months and had been seen by hand surgeon and was admitted electively for the biopsy of hand lesions. Before her planned surgery, she developed severe shortness of breath. Urgent echocardiogram revealed severe aortic regurgitation and large vegetation on the aortic valve. Infective endocarditis was suspected but blood cultures were negative for any microorganism and the patient did no

SUBMITTER: Khan NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5055995 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature