Key result
Medical and repeated surgeries successfully manage complex pediatric tricuspid endocarditis with VSD and fungal infection.
Why the study?
Pediatric tricuspid valve infective endocarditis is uncommon but increasingly prevalent due to improved diagnostics and more cardiac surgeries, with no established management guidelines for right-sided infective endocarditis.
Population
Single pediatric patient with tricuspid valve infective endocarditis and multiple complications
Comparison
Medical and surgical intervention including repeated surgery for secondary fungal infective endocarditis
Design
Case report
Authors
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Supports feasibility of aggressive management in rare pediatric tricuspid endocarditis; leaves open need for guidelines and prospective data.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the challenging management of pediatric right-sided infective endocarditis and the lack of established guidelines for this condition.
Satsangi et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Pediatric tricuspid valve infective endocarditis (n=1). Medical and surgical intervention was evaluated. Medical and repeated surgical interventions successfully managed a complex case of pediatric tricuspid valve endocarditis complicated by an undiagnosed ventricular septal defect and secondary fungal infection.
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