1.
Rev Esp Cardiol
; 54(3): 402-4, 2001 Mar.
Artículo
en Español
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11262380
RESUMEN
Isolated infective endocarditis in the native pulmonary valve is an unusual clinical entity in patients without predisposing factors and in non-intravenous drugs users. We present the case of a 75-year-old patient, with a subacute clinical picture of fever and pulmonary cavity nodules, admitted to our hospital with an initial suspected diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. The presence of Enterococcal bacteremia in hemocultive and the documentation of a large vegetation in pulmonary valve by transtoracic and transesophageal echocardiography were key factors for final diagnosis.
Asunto(s)
Endocarditis Bacteriana/diagnóstico , Enterococcus faecalis , Infecciones por Bacterias Grampositivas/diagnóstico , Válvula Pulmonar , Anciano , Humanos , Masculino
2.
Circulation
; 100(8): e45-6, 1999 Aug 24.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10458729