A CASE OF INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS AND PULMONARY SEPTIC EMBOLISM IN A 10-YEAR-OLD BOY

Infective endocarditis (IE) is an uncommon infection of the cardiac endothelium. IE includes both acute bacterial endocarditis and sub-acute bacterial endocarditis (SBE). IE is an old problem in a new cover. Infective endocarditis (IE) in children can result in significant morbidity and mortality. A severe complication of infective endocarditis (IE) is organ embolization such as septic pulmonary embolism (SPE). The aim of this paper is to report an EI case in a 10-years boy with fatal outcome due to septic pulmonary embolism.