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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 +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 +7 more
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Embolic Stroke as a Complication of <i>Streptococcus gordonii</i> Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis in a Pacemaker Carrier: First Case From Lebanon. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT In this article, we report the case of a 57‐year‐old hypertensive man with a prosthetic valve and a pacemaker who presented after many hours of onset of left‐sided hemiplegia, left facial drop and dysarthria. Computed tomography of the brain revealed an ischemic stroke, and after an extensive workup the diagnosis of an embolic stroke induced ...
Hamadeh W, Harb YA, Abdelhadi A.
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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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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 +2 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 +4 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 +8 more
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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 +2 more
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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 +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 +5 more
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