Endocarditis due to Aortic Root Abscess in a Patient with Rupture of Sinus of Valsalva

Year 2018, Volume: 08 Issue: 02, 69 - 72, 20.06.2018

Arif Maqsood Ali Gule Rana Waseem Shazia Arif

https://doi.org/10.5799/jmid.434597

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 vegetation
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

Keywords

Aortic aneurysm, aortic rupture, sinus of Valsalva, infective endocarditis, aortic abscess, trans-esophageal echocardiography

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