Infective endocarditis with left to right intracardiac fistula due to Streptococcus anginosus - a rare complication caused by an even rarer bacterium

Infective endocarditis with left to right intracardiac fistula due to Streptococcus anginosus - a rare complication caused by an even rarer bacterium

Although infective endocarditis (IE) has been described in reports dating from the Renaissance, the diagnosis still challenges and the outcome often surprises. In the course of time, diagnostic criteria have been updated and validated to reduce misdiagnosis. Some risk factors and epidemiology have s...

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Main Authors: Robert Forster, Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos, Silvana Maria Lovisolo, Vera Demarchi Aiello, João Augusto dos Santos Martines
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2013-12-01
Series:Autopsy and Case Reports
Subjects:
Endocarditis
Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Streptococcus anginosus
Aorta-pulmonary artery fistula
Pulmonary Embolism
Autopsy.
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/75871

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