DOI: 10.12890/2022_003350

Triple-Valve Infective Endocarditis: A Case with Unusual Features

Authors

  • Inês Oliveira Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal
  • Gisela Vasconcelos Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal
  • Bruno Bragança Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal
  • Margarida Cruz Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal
  • Glória Abreu Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal
  • João Azevedo Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal
  • Aurora Andrade Cardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal

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Keywords

Triple-valve endocarditis, Streptococcus gallolyticus, infective endocarditis

Abstract

Infective endocarditis is a condition associated with high morbidity and mortality, usually with univalvular involvement. We describe the case of a 76-year-old woman with triple-valve endocarditis due to Streptococcus gallolyticus complicated by perivalvular suppurative lesions, acute heart failure and acute kidney injury. Unfortunately, the patient died despite antibiotic therapy and emergent surgery. This case highlights uncommon triple-valve involvement in the absence of risk factors, posing a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.

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Published

2022-04-27

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 4 (2022)

How to Cite

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Oliveira I, Vasconcelos G, Bragança B, Cruz M, Abreu G, Azevedo J, et al. Triple-Valve Infective Endocarditis: A Case with Unusual Features. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2022 Apr. 27 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];9(4). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/3350

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