| Streptococcus pneumoniae endocarditis on replacement aortic valve with panopthalmitis and pseudoabscess. | |
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PMID: 22678733 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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A 63-year-old woman with a previous episode of Streptococcus agalactiae endocarditis requiring a bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement presented with a short history of malaise, a right panopthalmitis with a Roth spot on funduscopy of the left eye and Streptococcus pneumoniae grown from vitreous and aqueous taps as well as blood cultures. She developed first degree heart block and her ECG was suggestive of an aortic root abscess. This gradually resolved over 6 weeks, during which she was treated with intravenous antibiotics. After careful consideration, it is likely that what was thought to be an aortic root abscess was instead an area of perivalvular inflammation. |
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Stephen O'Brien; Mark Dayer; James Benzimra; Susan Hardman; Mandie Townsend |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-08-19 |
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Title: BMJ case reports Volume: 2011 ISSN: 1757-790X ISO Abbreviation: BMJ Case Rep Publication Date: 2011 |
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Created Date: 2012-06-08 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101526291 Medline TA: BMJ Case Rep Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: - Citation Subset: IM |
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Care of the Elderly, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, Somerset, UK. |
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