Trikuspidalklapendocarditis med pneumokokker

Translated title of the contribution: Pneumococcal tricuspid valve endocarditis

S Rasmussen, U Talleruphuus, Johan Wandall

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Abstract

Endocarditis caused by pneumococci is a rare disease and cases that only affect the tricuspid valve represent less than 1% of all cases of endocarditis. A case presenting with a primary pneumonia and septicaemia is described. Due to persistent fever and the occurrence of a cardiac murmur echocardiography was done and demonstrated vegetations on the tricuspid valve. The course was complicated with septic pulmonary emboli before the patient recovered. Endocarditis with pneumococci may occur as a complication to a primary pneumonia and underestimation of the frequency with which it occurs is a possibility. Attention should be paid to patients with a primary pneumonia who do not respond to the initial treatment and to those who after an initial response show recurrent fever.
Translated title of the contributionPneumococcal tricuspid valve endocarditis
Original languageDanish
JournalUgeskrift for Laeger
Volume157
Issue number50
Pages (from-to)7014-5
Number of pages2
ISSN0041-5782
Publication statusPublished - 11 Dec 1995

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