Triple-valve replacement for Rhizobium radiobacter endocarditis with septic shock in an adult with ventricular septal defect. A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

Triple-valve replacement in active infective endocarditis has rarely been reported. This paper is the first report of a triple-valve replacement performed in endocarditis with septic shock and the first presentation of multivalvular endocarditis due to Rhizobium radiobacter.

Case presentation

A 26-year-old patient with a neglected ventricular septal defect referred to us in septic shock, with multiple organ failure, severe biventricular dysfunction, and pulmonary hypertension, due to Rhizobium radiobacter infective endocarditis affecting the aortic, tricuspid and pulmonary valves. Initially, he was deemed unfit for surgery. However, after clinical stabilization, triple-valve replacement, aortic annular abscess repair, membranous septum aneurysm re

SUBMITTER: Iosifescu AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9403090 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature