Musculoskeletal manifestations of bacterial endocarditis
São Paulo med. j
;
118(5): 158-60, Sept. 2000.
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RESUMO
CONTEXT The incidence of staphylococcal infection has been increasing during the last 20 years. OBJECTIVE:
Report a case of staphylococcal endocarditis preceded by musculoskeletal manifestations, which is a rare form of clinical presentation.DESIGN:
Case report. CASE REPORT A 45-year-old-man, without addictions and without known previous cardiopathy, was diagnosed as having definitive acute bacterial endocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus. Its etiology was community-acquired, arising from a non-apparent primary focus. In addition, the musculoskeletal symptoms preceded the infective endocarditis (IE) by about 1 month, which occurred together with other symptoms, e.g. mycotic aneurysms and petechiae. Later, the patient showed perforation of the mitral valve and moderate mitral insufficiency with clinical control
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Asunto principal:
Infecciones Estafilocócicas
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Enfermedades Musculoesqueléticas
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Dolor de la Región Lumbar
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Endocarditis Bacteriana
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
São Paulo med. j
Asunto de la revista:
Cirurgia Geral
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Cincia
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Ginecologia
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Medicina
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Medicina Interna
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Obstetr¡cia
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Pediatria
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Sa£de Mental
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Sa£de P£blica
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade Federal de Säo Paulo/BR
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