심실중격결손증 환자에서 심내막염 및 폐동맥판막 증식물이 관찰되었던 1예 보고

A Case Report of Ventricular Septal Defect with Bacterial Endocarditis and Pulmonic Valve Vegetation

저자 등은 1985년 8월 7일 본 영남대학교 의과대학 부속병원 내과에 입원한 선천성 심실중격결손증 환자에서 우측심실의 세균성 심내막염, 폐동맥 판막, 세균성 증식물 및 다발성 폐동맥 색전증을 초음파심음향도로 진단하고 이를 수술로 확인하였기에 이에 보고하는 바이다.

Bacterial endocarditis has been well recognized as an important complication of congenital heart disease, such as ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus or pulmonary stenosis. The incidence of right sided bacterial endocarditis is lesser than left sided bacterial endocarditis. Also, pulmonic valve vegetation has been thought to be relatively uncommon. And pulmonary embolism is common in the patients with right sided bacterial endocarditis. So in a patient with fever and evidence of recurrent pulmonary infarction, changing heart murmurs and scattered pneumonic infiltrates, one should direct attention to the heart as a possible source of the infection. Echocardiography with M-mode, 2-D and Doppler mode represents the only noninvasive technic available for detecting vegetations in bacterial endocarditis. In fact, the technic is more sensitive in identifying these lesions than angiography. We experienced a case of ventricular septal defect with bacterial endocarditis, pulmonic valve vegetation and multiple pulmonary embolism diagnosed with Echocardiogram and lung scan, and confirmed by operation. Patch repair of ventricular septal defect, resection of pulmonic valve and vegetation and artificial valve formation with pericardium were done.