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Diagnostic and treatment challenge of unrecognized subacute bacterial endocarditis associated with ANCA-PR3 positive immunocomplex glomerulonephritis: a case report and literature review

BMC Nephrology, 2020
Background Diagnosis and treatment of either ANCA disease or silent infection-related glomerulonephritis is complicated and is a huge treatment challenge when overlapping clinical manifestations occur.
D. Bele, N. Kojc, M. Perše, A. Černe Čerček, J. Lindič, A. Aleš Rigler, Ž. Večerić-Haler   +6 more
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Granulicatella adiacens Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Presenting as Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Infection-Related Glomerulonephritis

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2022
We present a case of a 69-year-old male with a past medical history of prostate cancer, chronic mitral valve regurgitation, and recent dental cleaning who presented to the hospital with shortness of breath, anemia, and acute renal failure.
Kevin Dao, Pooja Patel, Kunjan Udani, Erin Pollock, Maryam Gondal   +4 more
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Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Caused by Cardiobacterium hominis: A Case Report

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2015
Cardiobacterium hominis, a member of the HACEK group of organisms, is an uncommon but important cause of subacute bacterial endocarditis. First-line therapy is a third-generation cephalosporin due to rare beta-lactamase production.
Davie Wong, Julie Carson, Andrew Johnson
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Complicated Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis in a Patient with Ventricular Septal Defect

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2014
Infective endocarditis (IE) is an uncommon but life-threatening infection. Despite advances in management, it still causes high morbidity and mortality. We report the case of an 8-year-old girl who presented with a prolonged fever of 2.5 months duration ...
Khalfan S. Al-Senaidi, Anas-Alwogud A. Abdelmogheth, Abdullah A. Balkhair   +2 more
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Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis with Leptotrichia goodfellowii in a Patient with a Valvular Allograft: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2016
Leptotrichia species are normal constituents of the oral cavity and the genitourinary tract microbiota that are known to provoke disease in immunocompromised patients and rarely in immunocompetent individuals.
Wilfredo R. Matias, Daniel L. Bourque, Tomoko Niwano, Andrew B. Onderdonk, Joel T. Katz   +4 more
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Positive real-time PCR in pneumococcal meningitis 12 hours after initiation of antibiotic therapy – case report [PDF]

BMC Neurology
Background Purulent meningitis poses a significant clinical challenge with high mortality. We present the case of a 54-year-old female transferred to our emergency department with suspected bacterial meningitis, later diagnosed as an Austrian syndrome ...
Cem Thunstedt, Carla Palleis, Johannes Wischmann, Suzette Heck, Konstantinos Dimitriadis, Matthias Klein   +5 more
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Streptokinase-Induced Serum Sickness: A Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Serum sickness is rare; however, there is a significant hypersensitivity reaction to streptokinase used in different cardiac problems. Treatment often involves discontinuing the offending agent and administering corticosteroids. This case underscores the complexities of managing prosthetic valve thrombosis and highlights the importance of ...
Shrestha B, Pradhan R, Shrestha P, Bastakoti S.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Culture-negative subacute bacterial endocarditis masquerades as granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s granulomatosis) involving both the kidney and lung

BMC Nephrology, 2012
Background Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) occasionally exhibits positive cytoplasmic anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (c-ANCA) of the anti-proteinase-3 (PR-3) type.
Peng Hui, Chen Wen-fang, Wu Chao, Chen Yan-ru, Peng Bo, Paudel Sujay Dutta, Lou Tan-qi   +6 more
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The Myocardium in Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis [PDF]

Circulation, 1950
An evaluation of electrocardiographic tracings as an index of myocardial damage in survivors of subacute bacterial endocarditis was undertaken in a study of 76 fatal cases of the disease.
O. Saphir, L. Katz, I. Gore
semanticscholar   +4 more sources

Recurrent fungal endocarditis of the aortic valve: A challenging clinical scenario. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
Key Clinical Message Fungal endocarditis is a rare but potentially fatal infection with significant diagnostic and management challenges. Antifungal therapy and surgical debridement are the preferred treatments in these cases. Antimicrobial therapy with multiple antifungal agents may be required in high‐risk patients presenting with prolonged fever ...
Bellamy S, Mirza M, Umar MF, Enyia J, Malik K, Ameen A, Krause T.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources