Mitral valve endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a case report

Marija Polovina; Tatjana Potpara; Ivana Milosevic; Jelena Stepanovic; Momcilo Jovanovic; Milorad Pavlovic

doi:10.3855/jidc.3816

Mitral valve endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a case report

Authors

Marija Polovina Cardiology Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Tatjana Potpara Cardiology Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Ivana Milosevic Clinic for Infective and Tropical Diseases, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Jelena Stepanovic Cardiology Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Momcilo Jovanovic Clinic for Abdominal Surgery, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Milorad Pavlovic Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.3816

Keywords:

endocarditis, mitral valve, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, spleen, abscess

Abstract

Previously, endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa mostly involved right-sided valvular infection and generally carried a good prognosis. Recently, changes have been observed in the occurrence and clinical presentation of pseudomonal endocarditis, with increasing incidence of nosocomial infections and involvement of the aortic and mitral valves. Still, pseudomonal left-sided endocarditis is rare, but is frequently associated with complications and high mortality rates.

A case of a high-risk patient with coronary artery disease and left-ventricular dysfunction, successfully treated for pseudomonal mitral valve endocarditis complicated by splenic abscess formation, is presented here.

Author Biographies

Marija Polovina, Cardiology Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia

Cardiology

Tatjana Potpara, Cardiology Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia

Cardology

Ivana Milosevic, Clinic for Infective and Tropical Diseases, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia

Gastroenterology department

Jelena Stepanovic, Cardiology Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia

Cardiology

Milorad Pavlovic, Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Department for Fever of Unknown Origin

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2014-05-14

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Polovina M, Potpara T, Milosevic I, Stepanovic J, Jovanovic M, Pavlovic M (2014) Mitral valve endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a case report. J Infect Dev Ctries 8:676–679. doi: 10.3855/jidc.3816

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Vol. 8 No. 05: May 2014

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