Interní Med. 2015; 17(2): 94-95
Infective endocarditis in clinical practice
- 1 Interní klinika 2. LF UK a FN Motol, Praha
- 2 Kardiologická klinika 2. LF UK a FN Motol, Praha
- 3 Klinika kardiovaskulární chirurgie 2. LF UK a FN Motol, Praha
Infective endocarditis is a very serious disease in which early and correct diagnosis and subsequent treatment are of major importance,
or else the condition is associated with a high mortality rate. Our case report highlights the clinical presentation of abdominal pain and
fever, findings that can certainly have a broad differential diagnosis; in our case, they were due to peripheral embolization in severe
infective endocarditis of the aortic valve with an already developed abscess, which required urgent cardiac surgery.
Keywords: infective endocarditis, congenital heart defects, bicuspid aortic valve, antibiotic IE prophylaxis
Published: April 10, 2015 Show citation
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