Bacterial endocarditis

Authors

  • Gina Alves Interna do Internato Complementar de Cardiologia do Serviço de Cardiologia dos HUC
  • Maria José Grade Interna do Internato Complementar de Medicina Interna do Serviço de Cardiologia dos HUC
  • Margarida Ascensão Interna do Internato Complementar de Medicina Interna do Serviço de Cardiologia dos HUC
  • Carlos Lopes Técnico Cardiopneumografista do Serviço de Cardiologia dos HUC
  • José Àvila Costa Assistente Hospitalar Graduado de Medicina Interna do Serviço de Cardiologia dos HUC
  • Políbio Serra e Silva Prof. Catedrático da Faculdade de Medicina e Director do Serviço de Medicina II dos HUC
  • Luís Augusto Providência Prof. Catedrático da Faculdade de Medicina e Director do Serviço de Cardiologia dos HUC

Keywords:

congenital heart disease, sistemic erythematosus lupus, pulmonary embolism, bacte­rial endocarditis

Abstract

The infective endocarditis is clinically known for three hundred years.

It's presentation forms are diverse and nowadays more subtle, however is still a frequent clinical si­tuation.

This clinical case, remember us that the wok af­ ter rare medical circunmstances can't put us apart the suspicion and diagnosis of the common cases, from whom daily medicine is made.

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1995-12-29

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Alves G, Grade MJ, Ascensão M, Lopes C, Àvila Costa J, Serra e Silva P, Providência LA. Bacterial endocarditis. RPMI [Internet]. 1995 Dec. 29 [cited 2024 Dec. 18];2(4):248-53. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/2413

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 4 (1995): Outubro/ Dezembro

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Case Reports

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