Janga Chaitra, Kramer Mackenzie, Naeem Ifrah, Checchio Lucy, Qamar Zahra
Internal Medicine, Jefferson Health-Abington, Abington, USA.
Infectious Disease, Jefferson Health-Abington, Abington, USA.
Cureus. 2023 Apr 25;15(4):e38118. doi: 10.7759/cureus.38118. eCollection 2023 Apr.
Infective endocarditis refers to infection of one or more valves of the heart, with () being a rare cause. So far, 24 cases of endocarditis were reported, with only one case describing tricuspid valvular involvement. Despite the rarity of endocarditis, it is important for clinicians to be aware of atypical presentation and the high mortality associated with it. We present an autopsy-proven case of tricuspid valve endocarditis in the setting of bacteremia in a 43-year-old female.
感染性心内膜炎是指心脏一个或多个瓣膜的感染,()是一种罕见病因。迄今为止,已报告24例心内膜炎病例,仅有1例描述有三尖瓣受累。尽管心内膜炎罕见,但临床医生了解其非典型表现及与之相关的高死亡率很重要。我们报告一例经尸检证实的43岁女性在()菌血症情况下发生的三尖瓣心内膜炎病例。