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Roth spots: A window to underlying systemic conditions

TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research, 2020
Roth spots are white-centered hemorrhages which can be the first clinical presentation of an underlying systemic disorder such as subacute bacterial endocarditis, leukemia, and anemia.
Sashwanthi Mohan, Mohan Rajan
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Pneumococcal endocarditis of subacute evolution

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2001
With the development of penicillin, Streptococcus pneumoniae has become an uncommon cause of bacterial endocarditis in adults. Subacute manifestation of pneumococcal endocarditis has been reported a few times in the literature, but most reports define ...
Laercio Uemura, Newton César Grassi, Luciane Cazarin   +2 more
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Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) due to Streptococcus gordonii

Microbiologia Medica, 2009
Endocarditis is an inflammatory state of the endothelium that promotes thrombus formation and tissue damage on the surface of heart valves. Recent studies have reported endocarditis mortality rates ranging from 12% to 46% (2008).
Raffaella Battista, Adriana Raddi, Francesco Labonia, Marcello Raffone, Alessia Sommella, Marina Pedicelli, Michele Di Cecio, Riccardo Smeraglia   +7 more
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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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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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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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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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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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