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An Adult Woman Diagnosed with Recurrent Rheumatic Fever and Infective Endocarditis with Manifestations of Prolonged Fever and Heart Murmur
Background: Rheumatic Fever (RF) is a non-suppurative systemic inflammatory disease with a "delayed autoimmune" caused by Group A streptococcal infections. Inadequate RF treatment causes recurrent RF which is a predisposing factor for Infective Endocarditis. Case Presentation: A 39-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with chief complaints of intermittent fever since one month ago, sh...
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EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES The Clinical Case of the Month is a regular educational feature presented by the Louisiana State University Department of Medicine in New Orleans. Medical students, residents, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty collaborate in the preparation of these discussions. After reading this article, physicians should be able to recognize and understand the pathophysiology, clinical...
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A 26-year-old female presented to the emergency department with three days of subjective fevers, dry cough and pleuritic chest discomfort. On exam, her vital signs were significant for a heart rate of 106/minute and oxygen saturation of 95% on room air. Her lung exam revealed decreased breath sounds at the right base. A bedside lung ultrasound and a chest radiograph were performed (Figure 1a, F...
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Diagnosis: Acute cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in an immunocompetent host. This patient was admitted to the hospital, and serologic testing for CMV revealed positive IgM and IgG responses. PCR of a blood sample for CMV DNA revealed 3500 copies/mm. Because of her severe and prolonged symptoms, the patient received oral valgancyclovir (900 mg b.i.d.), with resolution of fever within 24 h after ...
متن کاملA woman from Honduras with a painful forearm and fever.
A woman from Honduras with a painful forearm and fever.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0196-0644
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.07.013