Streptococcus mitis causing epidural abscess.
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A Case of Infective Endocarditis and Spinal Epidural Abscess Caused by Streptococcus mitis Bacteremia
A 57-year-old man presented with abdominal pain, hematemesis, and melena. He reported taking high-dose ibuprofen for back pain and drinking several 24-ounce beers daily. Examination was remarkable for icteric sclera, poor dentition, tachycardia, and crescendo-decrescendo murmur at right upper sternal border, radiating to the carotids. Labs revealed leukocytosis, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and el...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.71.834.251-b