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N I Akkus1, G S Mina, S Fereidoon
1Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, 71103, Shreveport, LA, USA.
Abstract:
Tattooing is becoming a popular practice and more commonly done. Although modern tattooing is considered a more hygienic and technological version of ancient methods, previously reported cases point out the risk of infection after tattooing due to use of nonsterile equipment or suboptimal infection-control practices. Infective endocarditis (IE) after tattooing has been reported only in 1 patient with bicuspid aortic valvular disease. Herein, we report a case of multivalvular IE secondary to tattooing in a patient without known prior valvular heart disease.
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