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Tricuspid valve endocarditis complicated by Mobitz type II heart block – a case report and literature review

We present a case of a middle-aged male who manifested with low-grade fever and lower back pain. MRI and bone scan of the spine were suggestive of vertebral osteomyelitis. Blood cultures were persistently positive for Enterococcus faecalis and echocardiogram revealed tricuspid valve endocarditis. Th...

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Autores principales: Agu, Chidozie Charles, Salhan, Divya, Bakhit, Ahmed, Basheer, Hiba, Basunia, Md, Bhattarai, Bikash, Oke, Vikram, Schmidt, Marie Frances, Dufresne, Alix
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4677589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26653699
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v5.29689
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Sumario:We present a case of a middle-aged male who manifested with low-grade fever and lower back pain. MRI and bone scan of the spine were suggestive of vertebral osteomyelitis. Blood cultures were persistently positive for Enterococcus faecalis and echocardiogram revealed tricuspid valve endocarditis. There was no history of IV drug use and urine toxicology was negative. EKG showed Mobitz type II AV block and a transesophageal echocardiogram revealed no valve ring or septal abscesses. The heart block persisted despite antibiotic therapy and an epicardial pacemaker was placed. This is a rare presentation of high-grade AV block with tricuspid endocarditis in the absence of echocardiographic evidence of perivalvular extension of infection. Also, unique in this case is the finding of E. faecalis hematogenous vertebral osteomyelitis.