Jassal Davinder S, Chiasson Meredith, Rajda Miroslav, Ostry Avrum, Légaré J F
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 02114, USA.
Can J Cardiol. 2005 Mar 15;21(4):365-6.
A 61-year-old man with no known cardiac history presented with septic arthritis of the right knee secondary to group B Streptococcus. During follow-up, echocardiography revealed a 1.8 cm x 1.2 cm mobile vegetation on the pulmonary valve. Despite parenteral antimicrobial therapy, the patient developed recurrent pulmonary emboli with enlargement of the vegetative mass, necessitating surgical debridement and replacement of the pulmonary valve. A diagnosis of pulmonic valve endocarditis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any febrile patient with multiple pulmonary emboli.
一名61岁无已知心脏病史的男性患者,因B族链球菌感染导致右膝脓毒性关节炎。在随访期间,超声心动图显示肺动脉瓣上有一个1.8厘米×1.2厘米的活动赘生物。尽管进行了肠外抗菌治疗,患者仍出现复发性肺栓塞,赘生物增大,因此需要进行手术清创并置换肺动脉瓣。对于任何有多次肺栓塞的发热患者,鉴别诊断时应考虑肺动脉瓣心内膜炎的诊断。