Infective endocarditis as a form of late presentation of congenital heart disease

A diagnosis of congenital heart disease is usually established at an early age, so infective endocarditis is a rare form of presentation.The authors describe the case of a male adolescent with a week-long history of intermittent fever and unquantified weight loss. Physical examination detected pansy...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Vaz Silva, Joana Castro Marinho, Paula Martins, Isabel Santos, António Pires, Graça Sousa, Eduardo Castela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-02-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204913000251