Infective endocarditis and spondylodiscitis due to posterior nasal packing in a patient with a bioprosthetic aortic valve
Articles > Article · 2012
Authors: H. GUNGOR, M. F. AYIK, I. GUL, Seray ŞAHİN, O. VURAN, Serkan ERTUGAY, H. KANYILMAZ, U. ERTURK
CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2012, vol 23, pp e5-e7
Summary
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a severe form of heart valve disease and is associated with a poor prognosis and high risk of mortality. We report the first known case of bioprosthetic aortic valve endocarditis associated with spondylodiscitis as a result of posterior nasal packing coated with antibiotics but without systemic antibiotic prophylaxis.