Native Triple Valve Endocarditis as Complication of Post-Abortal Sepsis
Published: July 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/.8147
Mohan Venkata Sumedha Maturu, Tom Devasia, Mugula Sudhakar Rao, Hashir Kareem
1. Junior Resident, Department of Medicine, KMC Manipal, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
2. Professor, Department of Medicine, KMC Manipal, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
3. Registrar, Department of Cardiology, KMC Manipal, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
4. Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology, KMC Manipal, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Mugula Sudhakar Rao,
Registrar, Department of Cardiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal university, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
E-mail: msudhakar88@gmail.com
Abstract
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a highly morbid condition in pregnancy which poses both maternal and fetal risk. In majority of cases, endocarditis occurs only on single valve and usually occurs on valve with structural disease or prosthetic valve. Multi-valvular involvement is not common and so we report a case of native triple valve endocarditis as a complication of post abortal sepsis which was successfully treated medically.
Keywords
Infective endocarditis, Pregnancy, Rheumatic heart disease