Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Following a Scorpion Sting: A Case Report

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2020 May;11(3):374-376. doi: 10.1177/2150135120903696.

Abstract

Scorpion sting envenoming is a common pediatric emergency in the Moroccan southern areas. Cardiomyopathy is the most common cardiovascular manifestation of envenoming, resulting from the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system by the venom or from the direct effect of the venom toxins on the myocardium. Rare cases of infective endocarditis following a scorpion sting have been reported in the literature. We report a case of tricuspid valve infective endocarditis following a scorpion sting in a previously healthy eight-year-old child. The patient initially was managed medically before undergoing tricuspid valve replacement with a bioprosthesis. The postoperative course was uneventful with a full recovery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bioprosthesis
  • Cardiomyopathies / etiology
  • Child
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / surgery*
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
  • Humans
  • Morocco
  • Myocardium
  • Scorpion Stings / complications*
  • Tricuspid Valve / microbiology*
  • Tricuspid Valve / surgery*
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / surgery*