title: [Engagement of the lungs in infectious endocarditis].
abstract: Clinical, biochemical, bacteriological, x-ray, electrocardiographic, ultrasonic and morphological examinations for pulmonary pathology were made in 230 patients with infectious endocarditis (IEC) treated in 1982-2001. Pulmonary involvement was found in 30% of the examinees. Pulmonary onset of IEC caused misdiagnosis in 11% cases. Its appearance can be recognized by fever (100% cases), chest pain (73%), cough (50%) and dyspnea (46%). Pulmonary affection and pulmonary onset of IEC were associated with disorders of the mitral (26 and 27%, respectively), aortic (17 and 8%, respectively), tricuspis (5 and 8%, respectively) valves or compound valvular heart disease (43 and 50%, respectively). Bacterial vegetations of the heart valves were detected in 60% patients with pulmonary lesions and 62% patients with pulmonary onset of IEC in transthoracic ultrasonography. Pulmonary lesions and pulmonary onset of IEC were caused primarily by staphylococci (73 and 67%, respectively).
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Demin
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Drobysheva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections