[Aneurysm of the anterior mitral valve in a case of aortic endocarditis in a patient with ulcerative colitis]

Rev Esp Cardiol. 1998 Jul;51(7):604-6. doi: 10.1016/s0300-8932(98)74796-7.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

We report a case of an aortic endocarditis caused by Enterococcus faecium in a 34 year old patient diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. A Doppler echocardiogram showed an anterior mitral valve leaflet aneurysm, which made surgery necessary. Mitral valve leaflet aneurysm is a rare, though well-known complication of aortic valve endocarditis which can eventually perforate.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm, Infected* / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm, Infected* / etiology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology
  • Aortic Valve* / surgery
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / complications*
  • Echocardiography
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial* / diagnosis
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial* / drug therapy
  • Enterococcus faecium*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections* / drug therapy
  • Heart Valve Diseases* / etiology
  • Heart Valve Diseases* / surgery
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology
  • Mitral Valve* / surgery
  • Penicillins / therapeutic use
  • Time Factors
  • Vancomycin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Penicillins
  • Vancomycin