Case Reports in Infectious Diseases (Jan 2020)

Bacterial Endocarditis of Anatomically Normal Native Pulmonic Valve with No Predisposing Risk Factors: Case Report and Review

  • Muhannad Antoun,
  • John Deel,
  • Dermot Halpin,
  • Fadi Al-Akhrass

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/1453126
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2020

Abstract

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Right-sided native valve infective endocarditis (IE) includes tricuspid valve (TV) and pulmonic valve (PV). It represents 10% of all cases. However, it is more common in persons who inject drugs or in presence of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED). Pulmonic valve endocarditis is a rare infection and represents ∼1% of all cases. Our case represents a patient with large pulmonic valve vegetation with no known common risk factors for right-sided IE.