Isolated native tricuspid valve endocarditis presenting as PUO in a young adult male without any risk factors

Isolated native tricuspid valve endocarditis presenting as PUO in a young adult male without any risk factors

A 28-year-old male presented to our hospital with high-grade fever and weight loss for 4 months. Clinical examination was non-contributory and there was no history of any high-risk behavior or prolonged skin or dental infections. Native tricuspid-valve endocarditis may rarely present in these settin...

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Main Authors: Piyush Ranjan, Vivek Kumar, Shuvadeep Ganguly, Surabhi Vyas, Rakesh Yadav, Rita Sood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
Native-valve endocarditis
pyrexia of unknown origin
tricuspid-valve endocarditis
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2015;volume=4;issue=1;spage=139;epage=141;aulast=Ranjan
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spelling doaj-1f8b40a16ee149589bd1f6bfd6f750e02020-11-24T23:24:31ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632015-01-014113914110.4103/2249-4863.152274Isolated native tricuspid valve endocarditis presenting as PUO in a young adult male without any risk factorsPiyush RanjanVivek KumarShuvadeep GangulySurabhi VyasRakesh YadavRita SoodA 28-year-old male presented to our hospital with high-grade fever and weight loss for 4 months. Clinical examination was non-contributory and there was no history of any high-risk behavior or prolonged skin or dental infections. Native tricuspid-valve endocarditis may rarely present in these settings and high index of suspicion is essential for early diagnosis.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2015;volume=4;issue=1;spage=139;epage=141;aulast=RanjanNative-valve endocarditispyrexia of unknown origintricuspid-valve endocarditis
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Shuvadeep Ganguly
Surabhi Vyas
Rakesh Yadav
Rita Sood
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Vivek Kumar
Shuvadeep Ganguly
Surabhi Vyas
Rakesh Yadav
Rita Sood
Isolated native tricuspid valve endocarditis presenting as PUO in a young adult male without any risk factors
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Native-valve endocarditis
pyrexia of unknown origin
tricuspid-valve endocarditis
author_facet Piyush Ranjan
Vivek Kumar
Shuvadeep Ganguly
Surabhi Vyas
Rakesh Yadav
Rita Sood
author_sort Piyush Ranjan
title Isolated native tricuspid valve endocarditis presenting as PUO in a young adult male without any risk factors
title_short Isolated native tricuspid valve endocarditis presenting as PUO in a young adult male without any risk factors
title_full Isolated native tricuspid valve endocarditis presenting as PUO in a young adult male without any risk factors
title_fullStr Isolated native tricuspid valve endocarditis presenting as PUO in a young adult male without any risk factors
title_full_unstemmed Isolated native tricuspid valve endocarditis presenting as PUO in a young adult male without any risk factors
title_sort isolated native tricuspid valve endocarditis presenting as puo in a young adult male without any risk factors
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
issn 2249-4863
publishDate 2015-01-01
description A 28-year-old male presented to our hospital with high-grade fever and weight loss for 4 months. Clinical examination was non-contributory and there was no history of any high-risk behavior or prolonged skin or dental infections. Native tricuspid-valve endocarditis may rarely present in these settings and high index of suspicion is essential for early diagnosis.
topic Native-valve endocarditis
pyrexia of unknown origin
tricuspid-valve endocarditis
url http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2015;volume=4;issue=1;spage=139;epage=141;aulast=Ranjan
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