Journal of Case Reports in Medical Science, ISSN No. : 2456-9143, Vol.: 3, Issue.: 4
Case Report
LEFT VENTRICULAR TO RIGHT ATRIAL COMMUNICATION DUE TO BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS IN A YOUNG PATIENT
NAZİK AŞILIOĞLU1* AND SERAP ATA2 1Division of Pediatric Critical Care, School of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey. 2Department of Pediatrics, Hitit University Education and Research Hospital, Çorum, Turkey.
Left ventricular-right atrial shunts also known as Gerbode defects are rare and can be either congenital or acquired. A case is here presented of an acquired Gerbode defect discovered in a previously healthy young patient after an episode of endocarditis associated with Staphylococcus aureus infection. Gerbode-type defect due to bacterial endocarditis in childhood is even more rare, it has been recorded few times to our knowledge.
Keywords :
Gerbode defect; endocarditis; Staphylococcus aureus.
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