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Mycotic aneurysm of the posterior tibial artery – a rare complication of bacterial endocarditis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008
Introduction Distal arterial embolisation and subsequent aneurysm formation are rare occurrences and most are secondary to trauma. We have found no case reports that describe posterior tibial aneurysm formation secondary to bacterial endocarditis.
Patel S, D'Souza N, Gurjar SV, Hewes JC, Edrees W   +4 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. Anatomic changes, present in all, included myocarditis, perivascular infiltration and fibrosis, Aschoff bodies, infarcts, and intravascular emboli ...
Ira Gore, Otto Saphir, Louis N. Katz
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Misdiagnosis of Streptococcus gallolyticus endocarditis

Autopsy and Case Reports, 2016
Death certificate inaccuracy is of major concern both in the public health domain and in individual health care, since it may yield untruthful data on the incidence, prevalence, and lethality of medical entities, and may hamper prophylactic measures ...
Rodrigo Tzovenos Starosta, Raquel Rivero, Francine Hehn de Oliveira, Eron Lopes, Marcelle Reesink Cerski   +4 more
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Rare case of Proteus mirabilis native mitral valve endocarditis in an immunocompromised patient

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Bacterial infective endocarditis caused by Proteus mirabilis is rare and there are few cases in the literature. The natural history and treatment of this disease is not as clear but presumed to be associated with complicated urinary tract ...
Lindsay G. Grossman, Joseph M. Sharkey, David S. Grossman, Alan Hartman, Mina Makaryus, Kaushal B. Shah   +5 more
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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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Streptococcus gordonii septic arthritis : two cases and review of literature

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2012
Background Despite advances in antimicrobial and surgical therapy, septic arthritis remains a rheumatologic emergency that can lead to rapid joint destruction and irreversible loss of function.
Yombi Jean cyr, Belkhir Leila, Jonckheere Sylvie, Wilmes Dunja, Cornu Olivier, Vandercam Bernard, Rodriguez-Villalobos Hector   +6 more
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Infective Endocarditis Due to Eikenella corrodens: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1990
Eikenella corrodens is an uncommon cause of bacterial endocarditis. In the 11 reported cases in the literature, the disease was associated with predisposing factors and was clinically indolent or subacute.
Ward D Patrick, Winston D Brown, M Ian Bowmer, Christian P Sinave   +3 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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A classic and fatal case of Streptococcus mutans subacute bacterial endocarditis; A now potentially underappreciated disease

IDCases, 2020
Acute bacterial endocarditis is now common and easily suspected and recognized in the setting of prosthetic valves, injection drug use, or bacteremia with virulent organisms.
SA Schmalzle
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Peripheral ischaemic retinopathy and neovascularisation in a patient with subacute streptococcus mitis-induced bacterial endocarditis

GMS Ophthalmology Cases, 2017
Objective: To describe a patient with peripheral retinal ischaemia and neovascularisation who was diagnosed with streptococcus mitis-induced bacterial endocarditis. Methods: Retrospective analysis of case report.
Leysen, Laura S., Kreps, Elke O., De Schryver, Ilse, Hoornaert, Kristien P., Smith, Vanessa, De Zaeytijd, Julie   +5 more
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