TB Research

Pulmonary valve infective endocarditis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus

Olajide Olatidoye, Sajjaad H. Samat, Kanhua Yin, Michael Bates

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery · 2023-07

Abstract

Infective endocarditis caused by Mycobacterium abscessus is an uncommon event that, when it does occur, usually requires surgical valve replacement. The pulmonary valve is the least common heart valve involved in infective endocarditis. We present a rare case of isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis with Mycobacterium abscessus in a patient with recurrent sternal infections following repeated coronary artery bypass.

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac surgery
  • Cardiothoracic surgery
  • Mycobacterium abscessus
  • Infective endocarditis
  • Medicine
  • Endocarditis
  • Microbiology
  • Pulmonary valve
  • Mycobacterium