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Chest, Vol 97, 1486-1488, Copyright © 1990 by American College of Chest Physicians

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Right-sided valvular endocarditis supported by an unexpected intracardiac foreign body

M Balbi, G Bertero, S Bellotti, ML Rolandelli and S Caponnetto
Cattedra di Malattie dell'Apparato Cardiovascolare, Universita di Genova, Italy.

One case of tricuspid valve endocarditis due to a catheter fragment inside the right chambers of the heart is described. The symptoms were fever, cardiac failure, splenomegaly and relapsing pneumonia. Blood culture was positive, revealing Staphylococcus aureus. A two- dimensional echocardiogram demonstrated a large vegetation on the tricuspid valve. The percutaneous removal of the foreign body allowed complete recovery in a few weeks.


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