Klebsiella oxytocatricuspid valve endocarditis in an elderly patient without known predisposing factors
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[Tricuspid valve endocarditis in a nonaddicted patient without predisposing myocardiopathy].
Right-sided endocarditis is exceptional in non-drug addict patients without previous heart disease. Few cases have been published, and its diagnosis sometimes presents a significant clinical challenge. We describe a 57-year-old patient with no history of parenteral drug addiction or vascular catheter use, who had tricuspid valve endocarditis in a morphologically normal valve. The clinical debut...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225352