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Isolated Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis in a Child with a Normal Heart
Author(s) -
Matsuoka Yuji,
Yamami Nobuo,
Nishiguchi Toshihiro,
Hayakawa Kunio
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1988.tb02560.x
Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , tricuspid valve , endocarditis , regurgitation (circulation) , cardiology , heart disease , chordae tendineae , mitral valve
Infective endocarditis localized in the tricuspid valve was observed in a previously completely healthy 10‐yeardd male. The pathogen was identified as Staphylococcus uureus . Twodimensional and Doppler echocardiography revealed rupture of the chordae tendineae and prolapse of the tricuspid septal leaflet with tricuspid regurgitation. Isolated infective tricuspid valve endocarditis is mostly confined to drug addicts, and, to out knowledge, the literature contains only four cases of this disease in children without heart disease. The present case is considered to represent an extremely rare condition.