This case highlights an extremely rare presentation of isolated infective tricuspid valve endocarditis in a healthy child without underlying heart disease or drug addiction.
May aid early diagnosis in atypical pediatric cases; extends the clinical spectrum of tricuspid endocarditis.
Infective endocarditis localized in the tricuspid valve was observed in a previously completely healthy 10‐yeardd male. The pathogen was identified as Staphylococcus uureus . Twodimensional and Doppler echocardiography revealed rupture of the chordae tendineae and prolapse of the tricuspid septal leaflet with tricuspid regurgitation. Isolated infective tricuspid valve endocarditis is mostly confined to drug addicts, and, to out knowledge, the literature contains only four cases of this disease in children without heart disease. The present case is considered to represent an extremely rare condition.
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