Postpartum tricuspid staphylococcal endocarditis complicated with multiple pulmonary pseudomonal abscesses

Postpartum tricuspid staphylococcal endocarditis complicated with multiple pulmonary pseudomonal abscesses.

To cite: Ercan S, Sari E, Davutoglu V, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2012008469 DESCRIPTION A 24-year-old woman gave birth to a baby boy by a caesarean section in a local hospital. It was reported that a central venous catheter was implanted, because she had problems with bowel movements and peripheral venous access. Four days after implan...

Tricuspid endocarditis with pulmonary emboli.

Right-sided endocarditis accounts for 5–10% of all cases of infective endocarditis.1 Its epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment differ from that of left-sided endocarditis, making it a distinct entity. This article presents a case of tricuspid valve endocarditis in an intravenous drug user, and discusses the presentation, diagnosis, and therapeutic considerations unique to right-sided endocardi...

Postpartum group B streptococcal tricuspid valve endocarditis.

Encephalopathy with staphylococcal endocarditis: multiple neuropathological findings.

BACKGROUND Infective endocarditis is associated with serious neurological sequelae. OBJECTIVE Here, we report a patient with Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis, secondary to congenital heart disease, with subacute onset of multiple neurological complications. RESULTS Despite prompt antibiotic treatment with rapid sterilization of blood cultures, the patient died with brain herniation within...

A rare case of prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis complicated with multiple fistula to peri aortic structure

  Multiple aorto-cardiac cavity communications is very rare but important complication of prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis. The case below illustrates multiple aorto-cardiac cavity fistula formation following prostethic aortic valve endocarditis presented with slowly progressive symptoms of heart failure. A brief review of surgical reconstruction and the existing literature are presented, i...