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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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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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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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Subacute bacterial endocarditis

Medical Journal of Australia, 1921
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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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Abiotrophia Endocarditis in Children with No Underlying Heart Disease: A Rare but a Virulent Organism [PDF]

, 2014
Infective endocarditis is extremely rare in children with structurally normal hearts. The most common etiological agents are staphylococcal and streptococcal species.
Aggarwal, Sanjeev, Asmar, Basim I., Bhat, Deepti P., Nagaraju, Lakshmi   +3 more
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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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