Open AccessEustachian valve infective endocarditis
Author(s) -
Basma Hammad,
Yehia Saleh,
Abdallah Almaghraby,
Mohamed Ayman AbdelHay
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2018-228653
Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , echogenicity , endocarditis , eustachian tube , surgery , radiology , cardiology , ultrasound , middle ear
A 40-year-old woman presented with postoperative fever. Echocardiography revealed a large pedunculated cauliflower right atrial mass of heterogeneous echogenicity attached to the eustachian valve measuring about 2×3 cm. She underwent surgical excision, gross and microscopical examination were consistent with eustachian valve infective endocarditis.