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Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Following a Scorpion Sting: A Case Report.
Zouizra, Zahira; Benbakh, Soukaina; Karimi, Salwa El; Boumzebra, Drissi.
Affiliation
  • Zouizra Z; Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakesh, Morocco.
  • Benbakh S; Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakesh, Morocco.
  • Karimi SE; Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakesh, Morocco.
  • Boumzebra D; Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakesh, Morocco.
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg ; 11(3): 374-376, 2020 May.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32294009
Scorpion sting envenoming is a common pediatric emergency in the Moroccan southern areas. Cardiomyopathy is the most common cardiovascular manifestation of envenoming, resulting from the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system by the venom or from the direct effect of the venom toxins on the myocardium. Rare cases of infective endocarditis following a scorpion sting have been reported in the literature. We report a case of tricuspid valve infective endocarditis following a scorpion sting in a previously healthy eight-year-old child. The patient initially was managed medically before undergoing tricuspid valve replacement with a bioprosthesis. The postoperative course was uneventful with a full recovery.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tricuspid Valve / Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Endocarditis, Bacterial / Scorpion Stings Type of study: Etiology_studies Limits: Child / Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg Year: 2020 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Morocco Country of publication: United States

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tricuspid Valve / Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Endocarditis, Bacterial / Scorpion Stings Type of study: Etiology_studies Limits: Child / Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg Year: 2020 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Morocco Country of publication: United States