A rare case of community-acquired native quadruple-valve endocarditis

We report the case of a male patient with community-acquired quadruple-valve endocarditis on presumed normal native valves. This patient had originally presented elsewhere with generalized edema and malaise and had been diagnosed with suspicious endocarditis and renal dysfunction, for which he unfor...

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Main Authors: Zahra Ojaghi Haghighi, Marzieh Nikparvar, Azin Alizadehasl, Atoosa Mostafavi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2014;volume=19;issue=1;spage=69;epage=71;aulast=Haghighi
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author Zahra Ojaghi Haghighi
Marzieh Nikparvar
Azin Alizadehasl
Atoosa Mostafavi
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description We report the case of a male patient with community-acquired quadruple-valve endocarditis on presumed normal native valves. This patient had originally presented elsewhere with generalized edema and malaise and had been diagnosed with suspicious endocarditis and renal dysfunction, for which he unfortunately received incomplete treatment. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographic examinations confirmed quadruple-valve endocarditis and ventricular septal defect.
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spelling doaj.art-deae666f98d841ce8c6d06172970b9862022-12-22T00:23:03ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Research in Medical Sciences1735-19951735-71362014-01-011916971A rare case of community-acquired native quadruple-valve endocarditisZahra Ojaghi HaghighiMarzieh NikparvarAzin AlizadehaslAtoosa MostafaviWe report the case of a male patient with community-acquired quadruple-valve endocarditis on presumed normal native valves. This patient had originally presented elsewhere with generalized edema and malaise and had been diagnosed with suspicious endocarditis and renal dysfunction, for which he unfortunately received incomplete treatment. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographic examinations confirmed quadruple-valve endocarditis and ventricular septal defect.http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2014;volume=19;issue=1;spage=69;epage=71;aulast=HaghighiEchocardiographyendocarditismulti-valvular
spellingShingle Zahra Ojaghi Haghighi
Marzieh Nikparvar
Azin Alizadehasl
Atoosa Mostafavi
A rare case of community-acquired native quadruple-valve endocarditis
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Echocardiography
endocarditis
multi-valvular
title A rare case of community-acquired native quadruple-valve endocarditis
title_full A rare case of community-acquired native quadruple-valve endocarditis
title_fullStr A rare case of community-acquired native quadruple-valve endocarditis
title_full_unstemmed A rare case of community-acquired native quadruple-valve endocarditis
title_short A rare case of community-acquired native quadruple-valve endocarditis
title_sort rare case of community acquired native quadruple valve endocarditis
topic Echocardiography
endocarditis
multi-valvular
url http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2014;volume=19;issue=1;spage=69;epage=71;aulast=Haghighi
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