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Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis in a normal heart

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العنوان: Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis in a normal heart
المؤلفون: Davide Moreira, Emanuel Correia, Bruno Rodrigues, Luís Santos, Joana Capelo, Luís Abreu, Luís Nunes, Jorge Oliveira-Santos
المصدر: Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition), Vol 31, Iss 9, Pp 615-617 (2012)
بيانات النشر: Elsevier
سنة النشر: 2012
المجموعة: Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles
مصطلحات موضوعية: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701
الوصف: Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis is a very rare entity, usually associated with intravenous drug abuse. We describe a case of isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis in a diabetic patient with no apparent precipitating factors besides a lesion on the right hallux. The clinical course was favorable and he was discharged home after a six-week course of antibiotic therapy. Resumo: A endocardite isolada da válvula pulmonar é uma patologia extremamente rara, estando mais comummente associada ao consumo de drogas por via intravenosa. Descrevemos um caso de endocardite isolada da válvula pulmonar num doente diabético cujo único factor de risco identificado era uma lesão no hálux direito. A evolução foi favorável e o doente teve alta clínica após Seis semanas de antibioterapia. Keywords: Infective endocarditis, Pulmonary valve, Three-dimensional echocardiography, Palavras-chave: Endocardite infecciosa, Válvula pulmonar, Ecocardiografia a tres-dimens
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2174-2049
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204912001444; https://doaj.org/toc/2174-2049; https://doaj.org/article/35dfb86952c1420f881b12bea46d4fd1
DOI: 10.1016/j.repce.2012.08.004
الاتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.repce.2012.08.004
https://doaj.org/article/35dfb86952c1420f881b12bea46d4fd1
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.287DE14
قاعدة البيانات: BASE
الوصف
تدمد:21742049
DOI:10.1016/j.repce.2012.08.004