A Misinterpreted Case of Aorta Prosthesis Endocarditis: Remember The Phenomenon of Microbubbles

Christian Johann Lerche; Ketil Jørgen Haugan; Jesper Irving Reimers; Nikolaj Ihlemann

doi:10.1111/echo.12224

A Misinterpreted Case of Aorta Prosthesis Endocarditis: Remember The Phenomenon of Microbubbles

Christian Johann Lerche, Ketil Jørgen Haugan, Jesper Irving Reimers, Nikolaj Ihlemann

Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

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Abstract

A 17-year-old male with a history of newly implanted mechanical valve at the aortic position, presented with fever, rigors, and painful cutaneous abscesses on his lower extremities and was suspected for infective endocarditis. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed a vegetation-like structure following the movement of the mechanical heart valve (MHV), which eventually proved to be a product of degassing microbubbles (MB).

Original language	English
Journal	Echocardiography
Volume	30
Issue number	7
Pages (from-to)	E188-E191
ISSN	0742-2822
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/echo.12224
Publication status	Published - 25 Apr 2013

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