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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2012; 07(04): 177-180
DOI: 10.3233/JPI-120368
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

An unusual case of mitral valve infective endocarditis

Narendra C. Singh
a   Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Tapas Mondal
b   Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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28 September 2012

27 December 2012

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28 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Pediatric infective endocarditis is unusual and is considered rare when caused by the pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae. It is, nonetheless, crucial for the pediatrician to be aware of the potential manifestations of this serious disease. We report a case of an immunocompetent child with Turner's syndrome and a bicuspid aortic valve, receiving regular hormonal injections, presenting with pneumococcal endocarditis. Interestingly, the disease was confined to the structurally normal mitral valve and cardiac surgery was necessary.

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Infective endocarditis - bicuspid aortic valve - streptococcus pneumoniae