Why the study?
Right-side endocarditis is rarer than left-side endocarditis and infective endocarditis in children presents multiple challenges.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report demonstrates the successful medical and surgical management of a rare presentation of isolated native pulmonary valve endocarditis in a pediatric patient following Tetralogy of Fallot repair.
Alerts clinicians to rare late pulmonary valve endocarditis after Tetralogy of Fallot repair; extends sparse case reports but leaves optimal surveillance open.
Right-side endocarditis is a well-defined clinical entity, rarer than left-side endocarditis. Infective endocarditis in children has multiple challenges. A history of congenital heart disease is the most common risk factor, although other emerging predisposing conditions have important relevance. We report the clinical presentation, diagnosis and management in a pediatric patient with isolated native pulmonary valve endocarditis one year after surgical treatment of Tetralogy Fallot.
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Mirza et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Right-sided endocarditis (pulmonary valve) (n=1). Antibiotic therapy and surgical resection was evaluated on Clinical recovery.
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