Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis and septic pulmonary embolism after septic abortion

被引：19
作者：
Aslam, AF
Aslam, AK
Thakur, AC
Vasavada, BC
Khan, IA
机构：
[1] Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Div Cardiol, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA
[2] Long Isl Coll Hosp, Div Cardiol, Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA
来源：
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY | 2005年 / 105卷 / 02期
关键词：
septic abortion; infective endocarditis; Staphylococcus aureus; bacterial endocarditis; septic pulmonary embolism; tricuspid valve endocarditis; thromboembolism;
D O I：
10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.11.020
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
We report a case of a 26-year-old female who after septic abortion developed tricuspid valve endocarditis with large vegetations, which subsequently resulted in embolism to right main pulmonary artery. Patient was treated with intravenous antibiotics and bad a good recovery. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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