Infected intravenous port device causing tricuspid valve regurgitation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Sepsis and tricuspid valve regurgitation developed in a 29-year-old man with Crohn's disease after implantation of an intravenous port device for parenteral nutrition. A thrombus, caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis, had grown along the catheter and prolapsed through the valve without affecting it. Complete removal in an open heart procedure led to quick recovery.
Medical subject headings
- Catheterization, Peripheral
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency