Endocarditis after nipple piercing in a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Piercing the skin for cosmetic reasons can be dangerous in young adults who have previously undergone surgery for congenital defects of the heart. We report the case of a 24-year-old man in whom coarctation of the aorta had been corrected 15 years earlier. Two months after piercing his left nipple without antibiotic prophylaxis, he developed a local mastitis, followed by bacterial endocarditits that required replacement of the aortic valve.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Coarctation
- Endocarditis, Bacterial
- Foreign Bodies
- Heart Valve Prosthesis
- Nipples
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Staphylococcus epidermidis