A Rare Case of Eustachian Valve Endocarditis in a Young Male With Poorly Controlled Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.

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Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
May 2022
Historique:
accepted: 24 05 2022
entrez: 27 6 2022
pubmed: 28 6 2022
medline: 28 6 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The eustachian valve (EV) is a vestigial structure found at the junction of the inferior vena cava and the right atrium, a remnant of the embryological sinus venosus that may persist throughout life. Right-sided infective endocarditis of the eustachian valve remains a distinctly rare and under-diagnosed entity. Commonly known risk factors of eustachian valve endocarditis (EVE) are intravenous drug use, in-dwelling intracardiac devices, and central lines, although more recently immunocompromised states, e.g. uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and old age, have been recognized as risk factors for the disease. Although

Identifiants

pubmed: 35755565
doi: 10.7759/cureus.25314
pmc: PMC9227728
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e25314

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2022, Fichadiya et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Hardik Fichadiya (H)

Internal Medicine, Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School, Elizabeth, USA.

Kalpesh K Shah (KK)

Cardiology, St. Joseph Medical Center, Paterson, USA.

Muhammad Atif Masood Noori (MAM)

Internal Medicine, Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School, Elizabeth, USA.

Harshwardhan Khandait (H)

Internal Medicine, Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School, Elizabeth, USA.

Payal Rath (P)

Internal Medicine, Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School, Elizabeth, USA.

Asnia Latif (A)

Internal Medicine, Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School, Elizabeth, USA.

Ruchi Patel (R)

Medicine, St. George's University School of Medicine, St. George's, GRD.

Raja Pullatt (R)

Cardiology/Internal Medicine, Rutgers University New Jersey Medical School, Elizabeth, USA.

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