Right ventricular mural infective endocarditis in a patient with burns.
An individual who had sustained 43% burns and then developed blood culture negative right ventricular infective endocarditis and right basal segmental pulmonary infarction is reported. Echocardiography detected vegetations in the mid right ventricle. The patient had a central venous catheter in situ during the initial stage of management of burns. Following therapy, he recovered uneventfully from his extremely toxic and febrile state.
Gowda
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K J Hospital, Madras.
Sriprasad
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Korath
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Jagadeesan
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D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology