An Uncommon Presentation of Brucella Endocarditis Masquerading as Neurobrucellosis

Brucella endocarditis is a rare but a severe complication of brucellosis, observed in less than 2% of cases. It is the main cause responsible for up to 80% of deaths in brucellosis. Herein, we present a case of brucella endocarditis that developed on a native aortic valve, but presented to us with...

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Main Authors: Satish Venkata Pendela, Neha Agrawal, Thomas Mathew, Sudha Vidyasagar, Pujitha Kudaravalli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2017-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9273/22979_CE[Ra1]_F(RK)_PF1(PG_RK)_PFA(P)_PF2(AG_OM).pdf