Abstract
Endocarditis caused by pneumococci is a rare disease and cases that only affect the tricuspid valve represent less than 1% of all cases of endocarditis. A case presenting with a primary pneumonia and septicaemia is described. Due to persistent fever and the occurrence of a cardiac murmur echocardiography was done and demonstrated vegetations on the tricuspid valve. The course was complicated with septic pulmonary emboli before the patient recovered. Endocarditis with pneumococci may occur as a complication to a primary pneumonia and underestimation of the frequency with which it occurs is a possibility. Attention should be paid to patients with a primary pneumonia who do not respond to the initial treatment and to those who after an initial response show recurrent fever.
Translated title of the contribution | Pneumococcal tricuspid valve endocarditis |
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Original language | Danish |
Journal | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
Volume | 157 |
Issue number | 50 |
Pages (from-to) | 7014-5 |
Number of pages | 2 |
ISSN | 0041-5782 |
Publication status | Published - 11 Dec 1995 |