Endocarditis due to Aortic Root Abscess in a Patient with Rupture of Sinus of Valsalva
Journal Title: Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 2
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Endocarditis due to Aortic Root Abscess in a Patient with Rupture of Sinus of Valsalva Arif Maqsood Ali1, Gule Rana Waseem2, Shazia Arif3 1Department of Pathology and Blood Bank, Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology, Pakistan 2Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan 3Army Medical Corps, Pakistan ABSTRACT A ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm rarely accompanies the aortic valve endocarditis. A 40-year old female presented with low threshold exertional dyspnea and fever. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography showed ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm in right ventricle with multiple vegetations at the aortic root. Initial blood cultures were negative and an empirical antibiotic therapy was started. Patient was operated for surgical repair of sinus of Valsalva aneurysm. An aortic root abscess with rupture of sinus of Valsalva was found at operation. However, postoperatively she developed sepsis and multiorgan failure leading to her death. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2018; 8(2):69-72
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Arif Maqsood Ali, Gule Rana Waseem, Shazia Arif
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