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Case Reports
. 2014 Jul-Sep;24(3):86-88.
doi: 10.4103/2211-4122.143979.

Tumor Plop in a Febrile Child: Unusual Presentation of Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis

Anshuman Darbari  1 , Devender Singh  2
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Tumor Plop in a Febrile Child: Unusual Presentation of Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis

Anshuman Darbari et al. J Cardiovasc Echogr. 2014 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Tricuspid valve endocarditis in a structurally normal heart of child is extremely rare and mysterious disease, which may mimic several other illnesses. We are reporting here a six-year-old child who presented with prolonged fever and unusual auscultatory sound of tumor plop, later proven to having tricuspid valve endocarditis by 2D echocardiography. The patient underwent surgical excision of the vegetations with repair of the tricuspid valve leaflets with successful outcome.

Keywords: Cardiac surgery; echocardiography; endocarditis; tricuspid valve.

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Figure 1
Apical four-chamber view showing large vegetation attached with the tricuspid valve leaflet
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Figure 2
Apical four-chamber view showing large vegetation attached with the tricuspid valve leaflet
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Figure 3
Intraoperative photograph showing opened Right atrium and vegetation attached with the Tricuspid valve anterior leaflet
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