Infective Endocarditis Revealing Laubry Pezzi Syndrome: A Rare Case Report
Published: 2023-06-21
Page: 240-245
Issue: 2023 - Volume 6 [Issue 1]
H. Choukrani *
Cardiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, Morocco.
Y. Hamine
Cardiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, Morocco.
G. Bennani
Cardiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, Morocco.
A. Drighil
Cardiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, Morocco.
L. Azzouzi
Cardiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, Morocco.
R. Habbal
Cardiology Department, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Background: Infective endocarditis is still a frequent, life-threatening condition, despite advances in diagnosis and treatment. It can occur in a healthy heart, but more often in a pathological heart, as the congenital heart disease without surgery, or with a residual shunt or prosthetic material.
Case Report: We report the case of a 24-year-old patient with no particular pathological antecedents, presenting with prolonged fever, asthenia and altered general condition. Cardiac investigation revealed infective endocarditis in Laubry-Pezzi syndrome with perimembranous ventricular septal defect (VSD) and severe aortic leakage. Management consisted of effective antibiotic therapy combined with aortic valve replacement and VSD closure. The outcome was favorable.
Keywords: Endocarditis, Laubry-Pezzi syndrome, antibiotic therapy