Endocarditis due to nutritionally deficient streptococci: therapeutic dilemma

Endocarditis due to nutritionally deficient streptococci: therapeutic dilemma

Subacute endocarditis often presents with an indolent course. A potentially lethal form generated by infection with Abiotrophia defectiva may be easily overlooked early in its presentation. This report discusses the case of an 18-year-old male discovered to have severe endocarditis after presenting...

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Main Authors: Erica Escarcega, Caitlin Trovato, Osamudiamen Idahosa, John Gillard, Holly Stankewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2017-07-01
Series:Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/57h24254
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spelling doaj-86da4fdb59d5493ca76aebcc97cf241d2020-11-24T22:26:23ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine2474-252X2017-07-011310.5811/cpcem.2017.3.33126cpcem-01-229Endocarditis due to nutritionally deficient streptococci: therapeutic dilemmaErica Escarcega0Caitlin Trovato1Osamudiamen Idahosa2John Gillard3Holly Stankewicz4St. Luke’s University Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaSt. Luke’s University Hospital, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaSt. Luke’s University Hospital, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaSt. Luke’s University Hospital, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaSt. Luke’s University Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaSubacute endocarditis often presents with an indolent course. A potentially lethal form generated by infection with Abiotrophia defectiva may be easily overlooked early in its presentation. This report discusses the case of an 18-year-old male discovered to have severe endocarditis after presenting to the emergency department with the chief complaint of foot pain.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/57h24254
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Holly Stankewicz
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Endocarditis due to nutritionally deficient streptococci: therapeutic dilemma
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title Endocarditis due to nutritionally deficient streptococci: therapeutic dilemma
title_short Endocarditis due to nutritionally deficient streptococci: therapeutic dilemma
title_full Endocarditis due to nutritionally deficient streptococci: therapeutic dilemma
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title_full_unstemmed Endocarditis due to nutritionally deficient streptococci: therapeutic dilemma
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description Subacute endocarditis often presents with an indolent course. A potentially lethal form generated by infection with Abiotrophia defectiva may be easily overlooked early in its presentation. This report discusses the case of an 18-year-old male discovered to have severe endocarditis after presenting to the emergency department with the chief complaint of foot pain.
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