Title of article
Aortic valve streptococcus group B endocarditis post-extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
Author/Authors
Meidani، Mohsen نويسنده Department of Infectious Diseases, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan , , Taghavi، Mahboobeh نويسنده Cardiac Rehabilitation Research Center, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , , Abdar Esfahani، Morteza نويسنده Cardiology Department, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran ,
Issue Information
دوماهنامه با شماره پیاپی 36 سال 2013
Pages
3
From page
300
To page
302
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Sub-acute left-sided bacterial endocarditis is a serious condition that may
present with variable clinical manifestations. Its symptoms include both sterile and infected
emboli, and various immunological phenomena.
CASE REPORT: This report presents a 55 year old man with frequency and dysuria after a
lithotripsy and several admissions with urosepsis. Due to the suspicion of infective endocarditis
echocardiography was done which confirmed streptococcus group B endocarditis.
CONCLUSION: Streptococci group B is one of the rare causes of infective endocarditis, but it was
observed after various producers such as lithotripsy.
Journal title
Arya Atherosclerosis
Serial Year
2013
Journal title
Arya Atherosclerosis
Record number
2311261
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