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SM Journal of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Diseases

Isolated Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis in Non Addicted Elderly Patient: A Case Report

[ ISSN : 3068-0034 ]

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Received: 28-Dec-2019

Accepted: 24-Jan-2019

Published: 28-Jan-2019

Case Report | Volume 5 - Issue 1 | Article DOI :

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Zineb Idrissi*, El Bouhali Sara, Kharbouch Hanane, Leila Daoud, Nadia Fellat, and Rokya Fellat

¹Department of Cardiology, Mohammed 5 University of Rabat, Morocco

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Zineb Idrissi, Department of Cardiology, IBN SINA University Hospital Center, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed 5 University of Rabat, 24, jabal el ayachi street, apartment 3, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco, Tel: +212611238740, Email : zinebidrissipro@gmail.com

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Elderly; Tricuspid valve; Infective endocarditis

Abstract

We present the case of an elderly patient with isolated native tricuspid valve endocarditis with no context of intravenous drug abuse. The patient presented with fever and dyspnea. Large vegetation located on the tricuspid valve was detected by transthoracique echocardiography. Group G streptococcus grew in two out of three blood cultures. The patient has no history of intracardiac catheters and we found no evidence of tumor. The patient was treated medically with satisfying clinical improvement.

The interest of this clinical case is to show that the diagnosis of right sided endocarditis in elderly can be missed especially if the context is not very evocative or clinical manifestations are not specific, the prognosis is excellent with a low hospital mortality rate; this benign condition is successfully treated medically. Surgery is only needed in minority patients.

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Idrissi Z, Sara EB, Hanane K, Daoud L, Fellat N and Fellat R. Isolated Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis in Non Addicted Elderly Patient: A Case Report. SM J Cardiolog and Cardiovasc Disord. 2019; 5(1): 1026.