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Minerva Anestesiol
; 75(9): 530-2, 2009 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19347002
ABSTRACT
The authors describe the case of a 40-year-old female with severe burns (85% of total body surface area including the thorax) caused by thermal injury who presented mitral valve endocarditis during intensive care unit stay. Bacterial endocarditis represents a rare cause of fatal septicemia complicating thermal injury. The authors focus on diagnosis and on timing of surgical treatment.