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Atheroembolic renal disease [PDF]
, 2010 Atheroembolic renal disease develops when atheromatous aortic plaques rupture, releasing cholesterol crystals into the small renal arteries. Embolisation often affects other organs, such as the skin, gastrointestinal system, and brain.
Ravani P., Scolari F
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Case Reports in Nephrology and Dialysis, 2012 A 54-year-old man was diagnosed with Streptococcus mutans endocarditis of the mitral valve. Serological tests disclosed the presence of multiple autoantibodies including c-ANCA, anti-PR3 and anti-MPO.
K. Konstantinov +3 more
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A Rare Case of Quadrivalvular Infective Endocarditis
Case Reports in Medicine, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.Infective endocarditis is a devastating disease with high morbidity and mortality. Infective endocarditis affecting all four valves is rarely encountered. Even rarer is the involvement of all four valves by nutritionally variant streptococci, Granulicatella.
Mahidhar Jeedigunta +5 more
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When should patients with mitral valve prolapse get endocarditis prophylaxis? [PDF]
, 2004 Patients with suspected mitral valve prolapse (MVP)should undergo echocardiography before any procedure that may place them at risk for bacteremia. Patients with MVP and documented absence of mitral regurgitation or valvular thickening likely do not need
Helmen, Jennifer +2 more
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Investigation of bacteremia induced by removal of orthodontic mini-implants [PDF]
, 2017 SUMMARY The aim of this study was to investigate potential occurrence of bacteremia in orthodontic patients after removal of miniscrews.The study group comprised 30 healthy subjects (17 males, 13 females) with a mean age of 24.1 years treated with self ...
Delli, Konstantina +4 more
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Pautas de profilaxis antibiótica de Endocarditis Bacteriana, recomendadas por los odontólogos en España [PDF]
, 2004 El propósito del presente estudio fue conocer las pautas de profilaxis antibiótica de Endocarditis Bacteriana (EB) recomendadas por los odontólogos en España.
Caamaño Durán, Flor +4 more
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When the heart rules the head: ischaemic stroke and intracerebral haemorrhage complicating infective endocarditis [PDF]
, 2017 Sir William Osler meticulously described the clinical manifestations of infective endocarditis in 1885, concluding that: 'few diseases present greater difficulties in the way of diagnosis … which in many cases are practically insurmountable'.
Curtis, C +6 more
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Multiple arterial embolization from left atrial myxoma in a Maltese boy [PDF]
, 1994 Atrial myxoma is rare in adults and even rarer in children. In this article the author describes. The presentation may be with embolic, obstructive or constitutional symptoms, which may be dramatic and life-threatening.
Elliott, Martin, Vassallo Agius, Paul
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Case Reports in Vascular Medicine, 2017 The term “mycotic aneurysm” was first used by Osler in 1882 to describe a mushroom-shaped aneurysm in subacute bacterial endocarditis. Mycotic aneurysms account for only 2.6% of all aneurysms of the aorta.
Ciel Harris +6 more
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The Emerging Clinical Usefulness of Complement Measurements [PDF]
, 1977 Not many years ago the main purpose of “complement” seemed to be to drill holes in sheep erythrocytes. In the classic experiment which was part of every medical student’s microbiology laboratory experience, a magic stuff called complement, somewhat ...
Ruddy, Shaun
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