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Acute myocardial infarction as the first sign of infective endocarditis: a case report

Journal of International Medical Research, 2020
Infective endocarditis is a bacterial or fungal infection of the heart valves or endocardial surface, and it frequently forms vegetation and can lead to systemic embolism.
Jian Zhao, Jing Yang, Wei Chen, Xiaomin Yang, Yaoting Liu, Xiaoliang Cong, Zhigang Huang, Na Li   +7 more
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Endocarditis, Meningitis and Pneumocystis Pneumonia [PDF]

, 2016
Infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with high morbidity and mortality despite advances in antibiotic and surgical treatment. Systemic embolism occurs in up to 49% of IE patients and may involve the major arteries, limb arteries, viscera and the ...
Andrade, Sérgio, Conceição, Filipe, Paulo, Cristiana, Silva, Filipa, Vilaça, João   +4 more
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Mild stroke symptoms as the initial presentation of a patient with underlying subacute bacterial endocarditis

Clinics and Practice, 2011
We describe a patient with sub-acute bacterial endocarditis, whose chief presenting feature was mild expressive dysphasia.
Ami Kamdar, Michael Debney, James Scott, Diane Ames   +3 more
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Subacute bacterial endocarditis with vasculitis-like presentation; report of a case and literature review [PDF]

Journal of Nephropathology, 2020
Infective endocarditis is a diagnostic challenge since it could manifest as a systemic disease mimicking rheumatologic disorders by immunological mechanisms.
Tayebeh Soleymanian, Hoda Kavosi
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Draft Genome Sequence of Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus CITCf01, Isolated from a Patient with Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis

Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2019
Campylobacter fetus is a Gram-negative, zoonotic pathogen and a member of the class Epsilonproteobacteria. We report the draft genome sequence of C. fetus subsp. fetus CITCf01, isolated from a patient with subacute bacterial endocarditis.
E. Culligan, J. O'Connor, Caoimhe Lynch, D. O’Brien, C. Vaughan, D. Bolton, A. Coffey, R. Sleator, B. Lucey   +8 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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Differences in GlycA and lipoprotein particle parameters may help distinguish acute kawasaki disease from other febrile illnesses in children. [PDF]

, 2016
BackgroundGlycosylation patterns of serum proteins, such as α1-acid glycoprotein, are modified during an acute phase reaction. The response of acute Kawasaki disease (KD) patients to IVIG treatment has been linked to sialic acid levels on native IgG ...
Burns, Jane C, Connelly, Margery A, Kanegaye, John T, Otvos, James D, Pourfarzib, Ray, Shalaurova, Irina, Shimizu, Chisato, Tremoulet, Adriana H, Winegar, Deborah A   +8 more
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Classic Peripheral Signs of Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis

The Korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2016
A 50-year-old female patient with visual disturbances was referred for further evaluation of a heart murmur. Fundoscopy revealed a Roth spot in both eyes.
Yooyoung Chong, Sung Joon Han, Y. Rhee, S. Kang, J. Yu, M. Na   +5 more
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Bartonella endocarditis in a child with tetralogy of Fallot complicated by PR3‐ANCA positive serology, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, and acute kidney injury

Clinical Case Reports, 2018
Key Clinical Message Although the role of ANCA in infective endocarditis is unclear, Bartonella henselae has been implicated as the culprit in cases of PR3‐ANCA positive subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) with glomerulonephritis.
James M. Williams, Manoj Parimi, Jamie Sutherell   +2 more
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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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