Complicated Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis in a Patient with Ventricular Septal Defect

Complicated Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis in a Patient with Ventricular Septal Defect

Infective endocarditis (IE) is an uncommon but life-threatening infection. Despite advances in management, it still causes high morbidity and mortality. We report the case of an 8-year-old girl who presented with a prolonged fever of 2.5 months duration and a history of a small perimembranous ventri...

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Main Authors: Khalfan S. Al-Senaidi, Anas-Alwogud A. Abdelmogheth, Abdullah A. Balkhair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2014-02-01
Series:Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Subjects:
endocarditis, subacute bacterial
streptococcus mutans
pulmonary embolism, septic
erythema nodosum
case report
oman.
Online Access:https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/1895

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