Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva with Infective Endocarditis Complicated with Post-Infectious Acute Glomerulonephritis: A Rare Case Presentation

Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva with Infective Endocarditis Complicated with Post-Infectious Acute Glomerulonephritis: A Rare Case Presentation

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Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva (RSOV) is a rarely seen disease condition.RSOV can have varied presentations from being asymptomatic with just a cardiac murmur to profound hypotension.There has been simultaneous occurrence of RSOV with Infective Endocarditis (IE) in literature.Glomerulonephritis has also been reported in approximately 20% patients with IE.Large amount of proteinuria or decline in kidney functions is rarely whole wheat phyllo dough encountered and mostly this finding has been incidental on chainsaw file routine evaluation.

The co-existence of all the three conditions in a single patient is rare.This case was diagnosed to have RSOV with IE and was also diagnosed with post-infectious glomerulonephritis on renal biopsy.Patient was advised corrective cardiac surgery, but due to financial constraints, patient could not be operated and he died.Here, we report for the first time an unusual presence of both RSOV and sub-aortic membrane with IE complicated by glomerulonephritis.