title: [49-year-old patient with staphylococcal endocarditis and thyrotoxic crisis].
abstract: We report the case of a 49-year-old woman who presented with typical features of thyroid crisis. Besides the confirmation of severe thyreotoxicosis a native valve endocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus was diagnosed. Diagnostic criteria and therapies of these life-threatening disorders are discussed and a possible association in the present case is evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik, Spital Bern Ziegler.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jampen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004630:Emergencies; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013958:Thyroid Crisis / Q000175:diagnosis*