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Pediatrics Education and Research

Volume  3, Issue 2, April - June 2015, Pages 71-73
 

Case Report

Isolated Tricuspid Valve Vegetation in a Normal Child

Amar Taksande*, Harish Agrawal**, Rewat Meshram***, Amol Lohakare****

*Professor **Junior Resident ***Assistant Professor ****Senior Resident, Deptt. of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, Maharashtra -442102.

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DOI: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/per.2321.1644.3215.5

Abstract
Infective endocarditis is a microbial infection of the endothelial surface of the heart and since last 2 decades, the incidence of tricuspid endocarditis is increasing. Right-sided infective endocarditis accounts for 10-15% of all cases. The patients addicted to intravenous (IV) drugs and with long-term IV catheters or with antiarrhythmic devices, such as implantable defibrillators and pacemakers, have increased the risk of right-sided endocarditis. Here, we report a child with isolated tricuspid valve endocarditis without any cardiac malformation. 

Keyword: Infective Endocarditis; Tricuspid Valve; Vegetation; Echocardiography. 


Corresponding Author : Amar Taksande*