[Infectious enterococcal endocarditis associated with Laubry and Pezzi syndrome]

Tunis Med. 2000 Jan;78(1):66-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Laubry and Pezzi syndrome is a rare but serious complication of ventricular septal defect that increase the infectious endocarditis risk. Authors report a case of an 18 years old young girl presenting an enterococcus infectious endocarditis associated to Laubry and Pezzi syndrome. Initial course is not favourable requiring a surgical treatment in the acute stage. Bacterial endocarditis combined with Laubry and Pezzi syndrome have a poor prognosis needing observation and strict preventive precautions when a favoring factor is present.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / pathology*
  • Enterococcus / isolation & purification
  • Female
  • Heart Ventricles / abnormalities*
  • Humans
  • Prognosis
  • Syndrome