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Challenge in the management of infective endocarditis with multiple valvular involvement

2012; Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine; Volume: 45; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0037-86822012000200028

1678-9849

Izabella Rodrigues de Araújo, Maria Carmo Pereira Nunes, Cláudio Léo Gelape, Vinícius Tostes Carvalho, Benone Evaristo Rezende Araújo Lacerda, Gustavo Brandão de Oliveira, Luiza Caldeira Brant, Teresa Cristina Abreu Ferrari,

Infectious Aortic and Vascular Conditions

We describe the case of a 41-year-old man with congenital heart disease and infective endocarditis (IE), who presented multiple vegetations attached to the pulmonary, mitral, and aortic valves. Three valve replacements were performed, but the patient developed an abscess at the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa and died due to sepsis. We briefly discuss the indications for surgery in IE, emphasizing its role in the treatment of uncontrolled infection.