Fatal cardiac tamponade in a young man with group C streptococcal endocarditis.
The case of a previously healthy man with endocarditis due to the group C streptococcus, complicated by myocardial abscess and fatal cardiac tamponade, is presented. Group C streptococcus is an unusual cause of endocarditis which tends to produce extensive valve destruction. Early surgery should be considered in patients with endocarditis caused by this organism.
Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425.
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D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology