A tale of two toes

Heart Lung Circ. 2006 Aug;15(4):267-8. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2006.04.001. Epub 2006 Jun 9.

Abstract

Percutaneous closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is increasingly being performed for patients with suspected paradoxical embolus. We report a rare case of a PFO occluder device related infective endocarditis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cerebral Infarction / etiology
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Endocarditis / drug therapy
  • Endocarditis / etiology*
  • Equipment Contamination / prevention & control
  • Equipment and Supplies / microbiology
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / complications
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / diagnosis
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nails, Ingrown / microbiology*
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Postoperative Complications / microbiology*
  • Postoperative Complications / pathology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
  • Staphylococcal Infections / etiology*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / pathology
  • Staphylococcus aureus / pathogenicity
  • Toes