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Case Reports
. 2022 Jan 11;10(1):e05266.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5266. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Penetrating thorn in the heart complicated by infective endocarditis

Salah Eldin M E Hassan  1 , Mohamed Alamin Ahmed  2 , Sabir Taha Hussein  1 , Abdallah Elamin Elsheikh  1 , Moh Mah Fadel Alla Eljack  3 , Mazin Salah-Eldien Hassan Haroun  4 , Khabab Abbasher Hussien Mohamed Ahmed  4 , Mohammed Eltahier Abdalla Omer  5 , Ghassan Elfatih Mustafa  4
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Case Reports

Penetrating thorn in the heart complicated by infective endocarditis

Salah Eldin M E Hassan et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

A 3-year-old child presented with recurrent chest pain for 3 months, echocardiography showed a thorn inside the left ventricle, the patient was diagnosed with foreign body complicated with infective endocarditis and received proper treatment, and operation was performed after inflammatory reaction subsided.

Keywords: cardiopulmonary bypass; echocardiography; foreign body; infective endocarditis; thorn.

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Conflict of interest statement

All authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Echocardiography showing a thorn (arrow) within the left ventricle that is penetrating from the apex posteriorly
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
A big slider thorn is shown after being extracted from the patient
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