Neonatal endocarditis requiring surgery |
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| Authors: | L Charaf M Hallberg A Henze |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden. |
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| Abstract: | A case of infective endocarditis in a neonate is reported. Echocardiography demonstrated a large (1 X 1.5 cm) vegetation on the anterior mitral leaflet protruding into the ventricle during diastole. The left atrium was enlarged and Doppler showed mitral regurgitation. Excision of the vegetation during effective antibiotic treatment involved no complications. Although histologically the endocarditis was in the early stage of healing, surgical removal of large, floppy vegetations is advocated because of the unpredictable risk of catastrophic embolization. |
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