A predictable outcome of a preventable disease.
Infective endocarditis is a systemic illness that can present with a variety of non-specific clinical symptoms. Patients with certain underlying heart valve abnormalities are at increased risk for development of infective endocarditis while undergoing minor procedures, particularly those associated with bacteremia by pathogens that typically cause infective endocarditis. We present a case of infective endocarditis that developed after a dental procedure in a patient with a previously undetected congential bicuspid aortic valve.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA.
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Kelley
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D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy