[Infectious endocarditis in a healthy valve, arising from another valve].
We report a case of isolated aortic regurgitation complicated by active infective endocarditis with streptococcus viridans as causative organism. The affected structure was a previous normal mitral valve.
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J F
JF
Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México, D.F.
Meneghetti
M L
ML
D000328:Adult; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects
Endocarditis infecciosa en una válvula sana, condicionada por otra enferma.