Tricuspid valve infective endocarditis associated with aseptic meningitis: A rare presentation in a child
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Tarih
2020
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SOC ARGENTINA PEDIATRIA
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Özet
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare but a potentially life-threatening infectious disease. Atypical presentations cause delays in the diagnosis. Neurological involvement such as meningitis or meningismus, are especially common in mitral valve endocarditis, but unusual in tricuspid valve endocarditis. Although few cases of right-sided IE have been reported with neurological symptoms in adults, children have not been described in literature. A nine-year-old girl with congenital ventricular septal defect (VSD) was admitted with fever, headache and neck stiffness. Her clinical symptoms and cerebrospinal fluid findings supported the aseptic meningitis. On ceftriaxone therapy day 3, her complaints were resolved; nine days later she was admitted with fever and neck stiffness again. Further investigation for fever source with echocardiogram revealed a tricuspid valve endocarditis. Antibiotic therapy was completed after 6 weeks. Cardiac surgery was performed for VSD and tricuspid valvular insufficiency.
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aseptic meningitis, infective endocarditis, tricuspid regurgitation, ventricular septal defect, children
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ARCHIVOS ARGENTINOS DE PEDIATRIA
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Q4
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118
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1
Künye
Alkan, G., Emiroğlu, M., Sert, A., Kartal, A., Öc, M. (2020). Tricuspid Valve Infective Endocarditis Associated with Aseptic Meningitis: A Rare Presentation in a Child. Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria, 118(1), 22-25.
