Austrian syndrome.
The authors present a case of Austrian syndrome, the triad of pneumococcal pneumonia, endocarditis and meningitis, in a 49-year-old woman, who developed severe acute heart failure due to aortic valve destruction. The patient required imminent valve surgery, but eventually recovered.
Department of Intensive Care, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen OE, Denmark. jpoulsen@dadlnet.dk
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D000208:Acute Disease; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000150:complications; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications; D013577:Syndrome