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Tricuspid endocarditis following a Papanicolaou smear: case report
1Wdlter C Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, University of Alberta Hospitals, University of Alberta, Edmonton.
The Canadian Journal of Cardiology
|December 31, 1997
Abstract:
Infective endocarditis is an uncommon complication of obstetrical and gynecological practice and has not been reported in the literature to be associated with Papanicolaou smears. The authors report a nonintravenous drug user who developed group B streptococcal endocarditis of the tricuspid valve following a routine Papanicolaou smear. She required surgical excision of the valve and replacement after failed antibiotic therapy.