Abstract
A 24-year-old woman with atopic dermatitis was admitted to our hospital with fever. Echocardiography showed a huge vegetation attached to the posterior mitral commissure without mitral valve dysfunction. Blood culture identified methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus. The serum level of antiphospholipid antibody was elevated. A splenic infarction occurred on the second hospital day. Surgery to resect the residual mobile vegetation was performed uneventfully on the 6th hospital day. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged after 4 weeks of antibiotic therapy. Preservation of the mitral valve is rare in the face of virulent Staphylococcus infection and the presence of a huge mobile vegetation. These findings were apparently related to the high serum level of infection-related antiphospholipid antibody and atopic dermatitis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 135-140 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of cardiology |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 09-2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine