Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis

M Palaniappan; Padmini V Usha; P Balamurugan; Sree P Sanbaka; B Vetriveeran; Hrudya Venugopal; S Rajesh; M Gayathri; M Raveendran

Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis

J Assoc Physicians India. 2016 Jul;64(7):87-88.

Authors

M Palaniappan¹, Padmini V Usha², P Balamurugan², Sree P Sanbaka², B Vetriveeran², Hrudya Venugopal¹, S Rajesh¹, M Gayathri¹, M Raveendran³

Affiliations

¹ Post Graduate.
² Assistant Professor.
³ Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

PMID: 27759356

Abstract

We report a case of isolated native tricuspid valve infective endocarditis caused by Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus in a non-IV drug abuser without structural heart disease. Early diagnosis and prompt initiation of appropriate treatment saved the patient without surgical intervention. The recent trend of Coagulase Negative Staphylococci (CoNS) causing native valve endocarditis (NVE) is reviewed with literature.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Humans
Male
Staphylococcal Infections* / diagnostic imaging
Tricuspid Valve* / diagnostic imaging
Young Adult