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Multivalvular destruction as the primary presentation of aggressive infective endocarditis with subaortic valve membrane

Authors :
Awatef M. Omer
Moawia Gameraddin
Sultan Abdulwadoud Alshoabi
Nouradden Noman Aljaber
Source :
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Professional Medical Publications, 2021.

Abstract

Multivalvular destruction may be a clinical manifestation of infective endocarditis (IE), which is a devastating infection of the heart either alone or superimposed with congenital subaortic membrane as in this case report. Here, we report a case of multivavular destruction with severe vegetation presented as a manifestation of infective endocarditis (IE) in a neglected case of 18-year-old male with previous rheumatic heart disease. Transesophageal echocardiography is an important imaging modality for diagnosis of superimposed aortic and heart lesions. Early necessary investigation and correct diagnosis is mandatory to prevent bad complications. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.2.2798 How to cite this:Alshoabi SA, Aljaber NN, Gameraddin MB, Omer AM. Multivalvular destruction as the primary presentation of aggressive infective endocarditis with subaortic valve membrane. Pak J Med Sci. 2021;37(2):600-604. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.2.2798 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1681715X and 1682024X
Volume :
37
Issue :
2
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
Accession number :
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