Mitral valve leaflets abscess
- Grzegorz Styczynski,
- Cezary Szmigielski,
- Joanna Bidiuk
Grzegorz Styczynski
Medical University of Warsaw
Corresponding Author:grzegorz.styczynski@wum.edu.pl
Author ProfileAbstract
Mitral valve abscess is a well-known complication of infective
endocarditis, often requiring surgical treatment. Usually, the most
typical localization is postero-lateral mitral annulus or mitral-aortic
curtain at the base of the anterior leaflet in aortic valve
endocarditis. We describe a 64-year-old male diagnosed with the abscess
on the free margins of the mitral leaflets secondary to concomitant
vertebral osteomyelitis. A favorable resolution of the abscess during
the intravenous dual antibiotic therapy is presented.