A Rare Case of Eustachian Valve Endocarditis in a Young Male With Poorly Controlled Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.
cefazolin
diabetes mellitus
eustachian valve endocarditis
mssa bacteremia
transesophageal echo
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2022
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
e25314Informations 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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