An infective endocarditis case with skin lesions

Abstract

Infective endocarditis is the microbial infection of the endothelial surface of the heart. It is a rare but serious disease and carries a high risk of mortality and morbidity. The clinical findings and symptoms of infective endocarditis are various. High body temperature, sudden and variable cardiac murmur, splenomegaly, Osler nodules by immunocomplex vasculitis, Janeway lesions, Roth spots at funduscopy may be seen. Antibiotic therapy should be initiated quickly, and should be followed closely in terms of need for surgery. In this case report a female patient who had applied to our clinic with skin lesions, high body temperature and aortic valve vegetation diagnosed as infective endocarditis and later healed by successfull aortic valve replacement is presented.

Key Words: Infective endocarditis, aortic valve replacement, skin lesion

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Deri lezyonlu enfektif endokardit olgusu

Abstract

İnfektif endokardit, kalbin endotelyal yüzeylerinin mikrobiyal infeksiyonudur. Nadir fakat ciddi bir hastalıktır ve yüksek mortalite ve mobidite riski taşır. İnfektif endokardit’ in klinik belirti ve bulguları oldukça zengin ve değişkendir. Yüksek ateş, yeni başlayan veya özellik değiştiren kardiyak üfürüm, splenomegali, immün kompleks vaskülitine bağlı gelişen osler nodülleri, Janeway lezyonları ve göz dibi incelemesinde Roth spot görülebilir. Antibiyotik tedavisi hızlıca başlanılmalı ve cerrahi tedavi gerekliliği açısından yakın takip edilmelidir. Bu yazıda deri bulguları ve yüksek ateş ile kliniğimize başvuran ve aort kapak vejetasyonu tespit edilerek infektif endokardit tanısı konulan ve başarılı aort kapak replasmanı ile kliniği tamamen düzelen bir bayan hasta sunulmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler: İnfektif endokardit, aort kapak replasmanı, deri lezyonu

Keywords

• İnfektif endokardit, aort kapak replasmanı, deri lezyonu

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