Open AccessMultivalvular Endocarditis With Abscess: A Wild Goose Chase
Author(s) -
Stephanie M Abuso,
Lily Rubin,
Brian Geraghty,
Tasneem Hoque,
Donna Better,
Tarun Kumar,
Adam Small,
Dan Halpern,
Scott A. Weisenberg,
Theresa M. Fiorito
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000003544
Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , endocarditis , abscess , bicuspid aortic valve , aortic valve , surgery
We report a case of Streptococcus mutans multivalvular infective endocarditis complicated by aortic root abscess and septic emboli in a 19-year-old male with a bicuspid aortic valve. This case illustrates the progression of untreated subacute bacterial endocarditis and highlights the importance of ongoing clinical suspicion for infective endocarditis in patients with underlying valvular defects.