Mizrahi Meir, Adar Tomer, Ilan Yaron
Department of Internal Medicine A, Internal Medicine Division, Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center, Jerusalem.
Harefuah. 2009 Apr;148(4):233-4, 277.
Approximately 5-10% of endocarditis cases are right-sided. CLinicaL manifestation on right-sided endocarditis is mainly respiratory, including dyspnea and cough, and differs from left-sided endocarditis which is more frequently characterized by heart failure. Idiopathic tricuspid valve infection is uncommon. This is a case report of a young female with an uncommon manifestation of tricuspid valve endocarditis, including pulmonary cavitations, which necessitated surgical intervention.
大约5%-10%的心内膜炎病例为右侧心内膜炎。右侧心内膜炎的临床表现主要为呼吸系统症状，包括呼吸困难和咳嗽，这与左侧心内膜炎不同，左侧心内膜炎更常表现为心力衰竭。特发性三尖瓣感染并不常见。本文报告了一例年轻女性三尖瓣心内膜炎的罕见表现，包括肺空洞形成，这需要进行手术干预。
