Infective endocarditis of unusual location following surgical correction of a complex congenital heart disease

Clin Cardiol. 2009 Jun;32(6):E85-7. doi: 10.1002/clc.20382.

Abstract

A 40-year-old woman from Ecuador diagnosed with a complex congenital heart disease was admitted complaining of fever chills, night sweats, and productive cough 6 months after surgical correction of the anomalies. An echocardiography showed vegetations located on the interatrial pericardium patch. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of postoperative infective endocarditis on this location.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple*
  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology*
  • Female
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Pericardium* / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents