An Unusual Case of Endocarditis: Isolated Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis in Patient With Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Abstract

Right-sided heart endocarditis is uncommon, comprising only 5-10% of all infective endocarditis cases. The majority of cases involve tricuspid valve. Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis is very rare. As previously reported the ratio was 1.5 to 2.0% in all endocarditis and less than 90 cases of pulmonary valve endocarditis. This report presented a 9-year-old girl with isolated pulmonic valve endocarditis with patent ductus arteriosus.




J Med Cases. 2012;3(6):340-343
doi: https://doi.org/10.4021/jmc600w