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Late-Onset Prosthetic Endocarditis with Paraaortic Abscess Caused by Cutibacterium acnes

Infectious Disease Reports, 2023
Cutibacterium acnes, an integral component of the skin’s customary bacterial flora, represents a Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium characterized by its low virulence. Despite its low virulence, the pathogen can cause profound-seated infections as well as
Ornela Velollari, Christian Malte Reinhardt, Maike Knorr, Katharina Schnitzler, Dirk Graafen, Matthias Miederer, Ralph Stephan von Bardeleben, Thomas Münzel, Kai-Helge Schmidt, Christian Giebels, Hans-Joachim Schäfers, Lukas Hobohm   +11 more
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First Reported Case of Bacterial Endocarditis Attributable to Actinomyces meyeri

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1996
A 48-year-old man presented to the Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia in severe congestive heart failure. Echocardiographic studies revealed significant aortic valve insufficiency.
Susan Moffatt, A Raza Ahmen, Kevin Forward   +2 more
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Splenic and kidney infarct: Sequelae of subacute Streptococcus mitis bacterial endocarditis

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2017
Infective endocarditis (IE) is caused due to the vegetation on the heart valves, myocardium wall, or the pacemaker leads. Vegetation is a lesion that appears as a consequence of successive deposition of platelets and fibrin on the endothelial surface of ...
Sushilkumar Satish Gupta, Rajeswer Sarasam, Siddharth Wartak, Vinod Namana   +3 more
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Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis associated with PR3-ANCA positive subacute bacterial endocarditis.

Internal medicine, 2012
Patients with bacterial endocarditis often have renal complications. This report presents the case of an elderly man with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) associated with subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) due to Enterococcus faecalis ...
H. Fukasawa, M. Hayashi, N. Kinoshita, S. Ishigaki, Shinsuke Isobe, Yukitoshi Sakao, Akihiko Kato, Y. Fujigaki, Ryuichi Furuya   +8 more
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Tetralogy of Fallot with rheumatic mitral stenosis: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008
Introduction Rheumatic and congenital heart diseases account for the majority of hospital admissions for cardiac patients in India. Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common congenital heart disease with survival to adulthood.
Sai Krishna Cheemalapati, Reddy Gangireddy Venkateswara, Debta Mohan, Panigrahi Nanda Kishore   +3 more
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Dermatologic Conundrum: A Cardiac Condition Masqueraded as a Dermatologic Distraction

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2020
A 38-year-old male presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of extreme pain and a petechial rash on the left ankle for two weeks associated with generalized fatigue, intermittent fevers, and weight loss.
George Degheim, Evan Hiner, Abeer Berry, Nathan Foster   +3 more
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Absceso Cerebral Debido a Embolización Sistémica

Galicia Clínica
A brain abscess is a focal infection of the brain. It can be caused by hematogenous or direct spread, presenting with non-specific symptoms that can delay diagnosis.
Catarina Cabral, Inês Santos, Joana Tavares, Joana Vaz   +3 more
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Subacute Staphylococcus epidermidis Bacterial Endocarditis Complicated by Mitral-Aortic Intervalvular Fibrosa Pseudoaneurysm

Case Reports in Cardiology, 2012
The patient is a 75-year-old man with a history significant for hypertension and congestive heart failure who underwent a bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement secondary to acute onset of aortic insufficiency.
Diane Elegino-Steffens, Amy Stratton, Jone Geimer-Flanders   +2 more
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Bartonella henselae infective endocarditis with dissemination: A case report and literature review in Southeast Asia

IDCases, 2018
Bartonella is among the most common causes of culture-negative infective endocarditis, with B. henselae being one of the most frequently reported species.
Preudtipong Noopetch, Teerada Ponpinit, Chusana Suankratay   +2 more
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Re: Complicated Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis in a Patient with Ventricular Septal Defect

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2014
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Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi
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