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Infective endocarditis complicated by splenic rupture and fatal intra-abdominal haemorrhage.

Muhammad Fayaz Khan1, Saqib Ghani.   

Abstract

This case report describes a rare presentation of Streptococcus mitis endocarditis of the aortic and mitral valves, complicated by spontaneous splenic rupture due to splenic infarction, which led to massive intra-abdominal bleeding and ultimately death.

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Year:  2009        PMID： 22010045      PMCID： PMC3029624          DOI： 10.1136/bcr.01.2009.1460

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  BMJ Case Rep        ISSN： 1757-790X


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2.  Splenic rupture complicating aortic valve replacement for bacterial endocarditis.

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Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  2003-06       Impact factor: 5.948
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Journal:  Dig Dis Sci       Date:  2020-02       Impact factor: 3.199

2.  Urgent splenectomy in the course of prosthetic valve endocarditis.

Authors:  Anna Marcinkiewicz; Stanisław Ostrowski; Witold Pawłowski; Artur Palczak; Anna Adamek-Kośmider; Ryszard Jaszewski
Journal:  Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol       Date:  2014-06-29
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