Isolated tricuspid valve infective endocarditis with multiple septic pulmonary emboli in a patient with atopic dermatitis

Nobuki Shioya; Nozomu Inoue; Erina Miyano; Miyabi Nakayama; Yuki Tsukamoto; Koji Hazama; Yasuo Shichinohe

doi:10.1002/ccr3.3706

Isolated tricuspid valve infective endocarditis with multiple septic pulmonary emboli in a patient with atopic dermatitis

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Dec 27;9(2):1043-1044. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3706. eCollection 2021 Feb.

Authors

Nobuki Shioya¹, Nozomu Inoue¹, Erina Miyano¹, Miyabi Nakayama¹, Yuki Tsukamoto¹, Koji Hazama¹, Yasuo Shichinohe¹

Affiliation

¹ Critical Care and Emergency Center National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Medical Center Sapporo Japan.

Abstract

Multiple lung nodules in atopic dermatitis patients may reflect infective endocarditis. Our case underlines the importance of potentially severe infections due to staphylococci associated with atopic dermatitis.

Keywords: atopic dermatitis; isolated tricuspid valve infective endocarditis; multiple septic pulmonary embolism.