[Fulminant pneumococcal pancarditis and acute myocardial infarction with cardiac failure].
Streptococcus pneumoniae is an infrequent cause of endocarditis in adults. Typically occurs in individuals with debilitating illnesses as alcoholism. Frequently the course is aggressive, with rapid destruction of valves. It is associated with high mortality. We describe a young patient without underlying illnesses with pneumococcal endocarditis and meningitis of fulminant course diagnosed in postmorten examination.
García Ordóñez
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Servicios de Medicina Interna, Anatomía Patológica, Hospital de Antequera, Málaga. magomalaga@vodafone.es
Hierro Martín
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Jiménez Martín
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Blasco Morilla
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D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification