Endocardite infectieuse tricuspidienne comme cause d'une fièevre d'origine indéterminée [Isolated tricuspid valve endocarditis as a cause of fever of unknown origin]
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serval:BIB_241456ECEDC0
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
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Publications
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Title
Endocardite infectieuse tricuspidienne comme cause d'une fièevre d'origine indéterminée [Isolated tricuspid valve endocarditis as a cause of fever of unknown origin]
Journal
Revue Médicale De Liège
ISSN
0370-629X[print], 0370-629X[linking]
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2007
Volume
62
Number
11
Pages
654-658
Language
french
Abstract
Isolated tricuspid valve endocarditis is the least common endocarditis with an incidence of 5 to 10% in the literature. It is usually described in drug abusers and as a complication of nosocomial infections (catheter, post-surgery...). We present the case of a 70 year-old patient admitted for a fever of unknown origin lasting for 2 months. He had an isolated tricuspid endocarditis with Enterococcus faecalis. We review the diagnostic criterias predisposing factors and treatment of right-sided valvular endocarditis, particularly the endocarditis produced by Enterococcus faecalis, a rare etiopathogenic agent of tricuspid endocarditis.
Keywords
Aged, Endocarditis, Bacterial/diagnosis, Enterococcus faecalis/isolation & purification, Fever of Unknown Origin/etiology, Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/diagnosis, Humans, Male, Tricuspid Valve/microbiology
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