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| CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 2010 | Volume
: 56
| Issue : 2 | Page : 143-145 |
Tricuspid endocarditis in hyper-IgE syndrome
S Gupta1, A Mittal2, S Gupta3, Jagdish1
1 Department of Medicine, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala, India
2 Department of Radiodiagnosis, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala, India
3 Department of Dermatology, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala, India
Correspondence Address:
A Mittal
Department of Radiodiagnosis, MM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.65293
Hyper-IgE syndrome is a congenitally acquired primary immune deficiency condition. We report a case of possible hyper-IgE syndrome who presented with multiple cold skin abscesses and chest infection due to Staphylococcus aureus and hyper-IgE findings. Patient also had tricuspid valve acute bacterial endocarditis with purulent pericarditis which is very rare. This case is presented to highlight that early diagnosis and treatment in such cases decreases the mortality and morbidity in phagocytic disorders.
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