Infective Endocarditis in a Patient after Percutaneous Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty.
- Author:
Nam Kyu KANG
1
;
Bae Keun KIM
;
Hae Sung KIM
;
Bo Bae PARK
;
In Young NHO
;
Woo Jin YI
;
Hye Seon JUNG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Balloon valvuloplasty; Mitral valve stenosis; Endocarditis
- MeSH: Amoxicillin; Balloon Valvuloplasty*; Echocardiography; Endocarditis*; Female; Fever; Gentamicins; Humans; Mitral Valve Stenosis; Staphylococcus
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine 2016;90(1):37-40
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty (PMBV) is the treatment of choice for mitral stenosis. Only a few reported cases have been reported in PMBV patients worldwide. In this study, a case of a 34 year-old female with infective endocarditis a year after PMBV is presented. The patient presented with fever, and peripheral vascular symptoms. Transthoracic echocardiography showed vegetation on the anterior mitral leaflets and Staphylococcus Viridans was isolated from blood cultures. The patient was successfully treated with Amoxicillin + Clavulate and Gentamicin. Further studies on the correlation between PMBV and infective endocarditis are needed.
