Erysipelothrix endocarditis with previous cutaneous lesion: report of a case and review of the literature
This report describes the first documented case of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae endocarditis in Latin America. The patient was a 51-years-old male, moderate alcoholic, with a previous history of aortic failure. He was used to fishing and cooking as a hobby and had his left hand wounded by a fish-bon...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
1989-08-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651989000400013&lng=en&tlng=en |