title: [Endocarditis lenta--a problematic disease].
abstract: 4 endocarditis lenta cases with negative blood cultures are reported: 3 patients with risk heart lesions and 1 subject with no predisposing cardiac condition. The mean age of the patients was 53.7 years. Based on the cases reported the following items are discussed: evolution of the clinical syndrome, diagnostic difficulties, problem of negative blood cultures, therapeutic procedure.
authors.affiliation: Poradni Przyklinicznej Instytutu Medycyny Morskiej i Tropikalnej w Gdyni.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tomaszewski
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nahorski
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Felczak-Korzybska
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pisarska
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goljan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rejewska
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gandurski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Endocarditis lenta--choroba problematyczna.