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ANEURISMA MICÓTICO DA ARTÉRIA RADIAL SECUNDÁRIO A ENDOCARDITE POR STREPTOCOCCOS BOVIS

Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular, 2018
Os aneurismas micóticos periféricos são complicações raras de endocardite infecciosa. Relata-se o caso de um homem de 49 anos com um aneurisma da artéria radial num contexto de endocardite infecciosa por Streptococcos bovis em período pós-operatório de ...
Carolina Lobo Mendes, Roger Rodrigues, André Marinho, Juliana Varino, Luís Antunes, António Albuquerque Matos, Óscar Gonçalves   +6 more
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Chronic Q fever: An ongoing challenge in diagnosis and management

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 25, Issue 1, Page 35-37, 2014., 2014
Chronic Q fever is a potentially fatal disease. The current difficulty in the diagnosis of this condition is discussed in the present article. A 51‐year‐old woman with a history of aortic valve replacement presented with complaints of feeling generally unwell, pyrexia and occasional unproductive cough over a period of several weeks.
Ira Das, Nicola Guest, Richard Steeds, Peter Hewins   +3 more
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Aerococcus viridans Native Valve Endocarditis

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 24, Issue 3, Page 155-158, 2013., 2013
Aerococcus viridans is an infrequent human pathogen and few cases of infective endocarditis have been reported. A case involving a 69‐year‐old man with colon cancer and hemicolectomy 14 years previously, without recurrence, is reported. A diagnosis of native mitral valve endocarditis was established on the basis of clinical presentation, characteristic
Wenwan Zhou, Vanessa Nanci, Andreanne Jean, Amir H Salehi, Fahad Altuwaijri, Renzo Cecere, Jacques Genest   +6 more
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Culture‐Negative Endocarditis Diagnosed Using 16S DNA Polymerase Chain Reaction

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 23, Issue 4, Page 216-218, 2012., 2012
16S DNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a molecular amplification technique that can be used to identify bacterial pathogens in culture‐negative endocarditis. Bacterial DNA can be isolated from surgically excised valve tissue or from blood collected in EDTA vials. Use of this technique is particularly helpful in identifying the bacterial pathogen in
Stephen Duffett, Bayan Missaghi, Peter Daley   +2 more
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Infective Endocarditis with Multiple Mycotic Aneurysms Mimicking Vasculitis: A Case Report

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 23, Issue 3, Page e67-e68, 2012., 2012
The manifestation of infective endocarditis often resembles vasculitis. Approximately one in five infective endocarditis cases are referred initially to a nephrologist because of abnormal renal function or abnormal urinalysis; therefore, infection should be ruled out before diagnosing vasculitis.
Ji Hyeon Park, Hye Ryoun Jang, Jung Eun Lee, Wooseong Huh, Dae Joong Kim, Ha Young Oh, Yoon-Goo Kim   +6 more
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Endocardite aiguë isolée de la valve pulmonaire

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2016
L'endocardite du céur droit touche dans la plupart des cas la valve tricuspide, notamment chez les toxicomanes. L'infection isolée de la valve pulmonaire est rarement retrouvée.
Amine Tarmiz, Imene Mgarrech, Mehdi Slim, Najeh Ben Hlima, Chokri Kortas, Sofiane Jerbi   +5 more
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Fatores determinantes da letalidade após cirurgia para endocardite infecciosa Postoperative mortality in infective endocarditis: determinant factors

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1997
Estudamos a influência de dados demográficos, fatores predisponentes, aspectos clínicos, variáveis operatórias sobre a evolução em 39 pacientes operados por endocardite infecciosa (EI).
Charles André, Marcos Martins da Silva, Eduardo Jorge Custodio da Silva, Márcia Araújo Souza, Eduardo Sérgio Bastos, Sérgio Augusto Pereira Novis   +5 more
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Very late‐onset lead‐associated endocarditis

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 22, Issue 4, Page 147-148, 2011., 2011
Lead‐associated endocarditis is a serious complication due to device implantation. The present article reports on a case involving a 57‐year‐old man with microbiologically and pathologically confirmed lead‐associated endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus capitis.
Min-Soo Cho, Sung-Hwan Kim, Gi-Byoung Nam, Kee-Joon Choi, You-Ho Kim   +4 more
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Endocardite marântica. Relato de caso

Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia, 2023
Os autores descrevem um caso clínico diagnosticado como endocardite marântica, ocorrida em um jovem, militar, portador de carcinomatose peritoneal (adenocarcinoma mucinoso).
Jayme José Gouveia Filho, Aron Minian, José Geraldo de Athayde, Elizabeth de Carvalho Shaefer, Márcia A. Cunto, Everton Gonçalves Pinto   +5 more
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Unusual Case of Colonized Pacemaker Lead Presenting with Endocarditis, Hemoptysis and Tricuspid Valve Stenosis

Canadian Respiratory Journal, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page e48-e49, 2011., 2011
The present report is the first to describe a case of hemoptysis caused by an endocardial pacemaker lead. In addition, the patient presented with endocarditis and tricuspid valve stenosis. Aggressive treatment consisted of surgical extraction of two pacemaker leads and one pacemaker battery, replacement of the tricuspid valve and implantation of a DDD ...
Jean-Francois Morin, Richard Sheppard, Patrick Chamoun   +2 more
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