1.
Arq. bras. cardiol
;
76(4): 315-22, abr. 2001.
Article
in Portuguese, English
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| ID: lil-285835
ABSTRACT
With the development of penicillin, Streptococcus pneumoniae has become an uncommon cause of bacterial endocarditis in adults. Subacute manifestation of pneumococcal endocarditis has been reported a few times in the literature, but most reports define the disease as acute, severe, and having a high mortality rate. We report the case of a 58-year-old male with subacute bacterial endocarditis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae. We stress the low frequency of this agent as a cause of endocarditis and the atypical evolution of this case. The pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and evolution, and the therapeutical options for this type of infection are also discussed.
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial/microbiology , Pneumococcal Infections/microbiology , Aortic Valve , Aortic Valve/pathology , Cerebral Hemorrhage , Cerebral Infarction , Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial/diagnosis , Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial/drug therapy , Intracranial Embolism , Pneumococcal Infections/diagnosis , Pneumococcal Infections/drug therapy , Streptococcus pneumoniae/isolation & purification
2.
In. Sousa, Amanda GMR; Piegas, Leopoldo S; Sousa, J Eduardo MR. Série Monografias Dante Pazzanese. Rio de Janeiro, Revinter, 2000. p.121, ilus, tab, graf, ilus.
Non-conventional
in Portuguese
| LILACS, SES-SP, SESSP-IDPCPROD, SES-SP
| ID: biblio-1069384