Bacterial Endocarditis in the Postoperative Period in a Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipient.

Abstract

We present a case of infectious endocarditis in the immediate post-transplant period in a 7-year-old child. On postoperative day 6, an elevation in inflammatory markers was detected, and the echocardiogram revealed a pedunculated mass on the mitral valve. The patient underwent surgical resection on postoperative day 14, followed by a 6-week course of antibiotics. The patient demonstrated complete resolution of endocarditis and, at 5-year follow-up, has excellent allograft function without recurrence of endocarditis.