| Literature DB >> 27599807 |
Margarida Barreto Cortes1, Vitor Teixeira2, Samuel Raimundo Fernandes3, Fernanda Rego1.
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The authors present a case of a man with Haemophilus parainfluenzae endocarditis complicated with embolisation to the central nervous system. The patient had no evidence of endocarditis by transoesophageal and transthoracic echocardiograms at baseline, but shortly after developed large mitral valve vegetations with valve rupture. The case highlights how rapidly structural valve damage can ensue despite good clinical and laboratorial antibiotic response. 2016 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27599807 PMCID: PMC5020711 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-216473
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X