Infective Endarteritis in a Patient With Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Rheumatic Heart Disease

Demeke Mekonnen; Claire B. Ren; Ernest Spitzer

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102631

Infective Endarteritis in a Patient With Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Rheumatic Heart Disease

Demeke Mekonnen
, Claire B. Ren
, Ernest Spitzer^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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We present a 10-year old patient from Ethiopia with 3 pathologic findings: infective endarteritis with known patent ductus arteriosus and rheumatic heart disease. The patient was managed with antibiotics and ligation of the patent ductus arteriosus. She was followed up with monthly benzathine penicillin and recovered well.

Original language	English
Article number	102631
Journal	JACC: Case Reports
Volume	29
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102631
Publication status	Published - 16 Oct 2024

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