Philippine General Hospital, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
Philippine General Hospital, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
BMJ Case Rep. 2023 Jul 9;16(7):e254989. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-254989.
A diabetic woman in her 30s was admitted to our medical centre for persistent fever associated with worsening cough, easy fatigability and pleuritic chest pain noted after childbirth. Investigations revealed an isolated tricuspid valve endocarditis from Group B Despite appropriate antibiotic coverage, her symptoms persisted with worsening dyspnoea; hence, a CT pulmonary angiogram was done which showed septic pulmonary embolism and multiple mycotic aneurysms of the pulmonary arteries. She was treated with antibiotics and underwent tricuspid valve replacement and was discharged well with a return to her baseline functional capacity on subsequent follow-ups.
一位 30 多岁的糖尿病女性因持续性发热、产后咳嗽加重、易疲劳和胸膜炎性胸痛而被收入我们的医疗中心。检查发现她患有 B 组孤立性三尖瓣心内膜炎。尽管给予了适当的抗生素治疗,但她的症状仍持续存在,呼吸困难加重;因此,进行了 CT 肺动脉造影,显示感染性肺栓塞和肺动脉多发性真菌性动脉瘤。她接受了抗生素治疗,并进行了三尖瓣置换术,随后在后续随访中恢复良好,恢复到基线功能能力。