Mitral valve endocarditis in a severe burn patient.
The authors describe the case of a 40-year-old female with severe burns (85% of total body surface area including the thorax) caused by thermal injury who presented mitral valve endocarditis during intensive care unit stay. Bacterial endocarditis represents a rare cause of fatal septicemia complicating thermal injury. The authors focus on diagnosis and on timing of surgical treatment.
Gianesello
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Department of Critical Medical-Surgical Area, Section of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Florence, Italy. gianesello.lara@libero.it
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D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology