Abstract
Background:
Over the past years we have had a relatively large number of patients in our hospital with endocarditis. There has been a variety of clinical presentations, as illustrated by the following case presentations.
Material and methods:
We have conducted a search in our data-based archives of the period from 1.1.1994 to 31.12.2001 and found 25 patients discharged with a diagnosis of endocarditis. We have chosen five case histories that we discuss in the context of published literature.
Results and interpretation:
The signs and symptoms presented include a stroke, severe back pain, a swollen knee, pneumonia and cardiac failure. We especially discuss intravenous drug users and endocarditis of the heart's right side.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
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Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis
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Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology
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Back Pain / diagnosis
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Back Pain / microbiology
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Bone Diseases, Infectious / diagnosis
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Bone Diseases, Infectious / microbiology
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Brain Diseases / diagnosis
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Brain Diseases / microbiology
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal
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Endocarditis, Bacterial* / diagnosis
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Endocarditis, Bacterial* / drug therapy
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Endocarditis, Bacterial* / microbiology
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Female
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Heart Valve Diseases / diagnosis
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Heart Valve Diseases / microbiology
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Heart Valve Prosthesis / microbiology
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Prognosis
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Risk Factors
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Substance Abuse, Intravenous / complications
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Substance Abuse, Intravenous / microbiology