Unusual complications of bacterial endocarditis.

Unusual presentation of endocarditis with nutritional variant Streptococci

Patients presenting with endocarditis often will give clues to the diagnosis within the history and the physical exam. A history of valvular heart disease and obvious signs of bacteriemia are classical stigmata of infective endocarditis. However, we should keep in mind that endocarditis can present with unusual signs and symptoms that can mislead to the wrong diagnosis and if unrecognized it ca...

INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS: A lO-YEAR STUDY IN SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS

The medical records of all patients discharged with the diagnosis of "infective endocarditis", "subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE)," "acute bacterial endocarditis (ABE)," and "bacterial endocarditis" from March 1977, to February 1987, were reviewed. 84 cases fulfilled the criteria of endocarditis. Sixty-one percent were male and the mean age was 25.7 years. 57% were culture-negative and ...

Infective endocarditis complicated with left atrioventricular fistula in a 20-year-old patient. A case study

Intracardiac fistulas are rare complications of infective endocarditis. We report an unusual case of successful surgical repair of intracardiac fistula between the left ventricle and the left atrium in the course of infective endocarditis in a 20-year-old patient. According to this we conclude that timely diagnosis, proper antibiotic treatment, and early surgical intervention should improve the...

An unusual strain of streptococcus isolated from subacute bacterial endocarditis.

Transradial dorsal perilunate fracture dislocation: an unusual fracture dislocation of the wrist joint.

A case of bacterial endocarditis due to a highly resistant strain of Streptococcus faecalis is described. Although some measure of control of infection was obtained by a combined course of fucidic acid and penicillin the condition relapsed immediately the drugs were discontinued. Finally, the intravenous administration of penicillin in doses of 100 mega units daily for 3 months in conjunction w...