Enterococcal prosthetic valve endocarditis secondary to transurethral prostatic resection. 2020

Yasmin Moussa, and Mohamed Moussa, and Mohamed Abou Chakra
Clinic of Dermatology, Dr. Brinkmann, Schult & Samimi-Fard, Barbarastraße 15, 45964 Gladbeck, Germany.

Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) is a catastrophic complication of cardiac valve replacement, associated with high mortality rates. Staphylococci (both Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative Staphylococcui) are the most common cause of PVE. Diagnosis may often be difficult because of its complications and extracardiac manifestations. Positive blood and valve cultures are one of the most important diagnostic criteria for IE. Transesophageal echography should be performed without delay in all patients suspected to have PVE. As for treatment, according to the guidelines sensitive antimicrobials should be administered for 6 weeks. Surgery is recommended in case of PVE complicated by heart failure, severe prosthetic dysfunction, abscess or persistent fever. We present a case of PVE after transurethral resection of the prostate in a 63-year-old male patient with a history of mitral valve replacement. The patient was treated by appropriate antimicrobials for 6 weeks and recovered completely.

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