Endocarditis With Myocardial Abscesses and Pericarditis in an Adult
Authors:
- W. David HagerWHW. David Hager
- Eugene L. SpeckESEugene L. Speck
- Puthenpurakal K. MathewPMPuthenpurakal K. Mathew
- J. Neil BogerJBJ. Neil Boger
- Wayne A. WallaceWWWayne A. Wallace
- 1 December 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 137 (12) , 1725-1728
Abstract
Group B β-hemolyticStreptococcus, S agalactiae, is an uncommon cause of endocarditis in adults. We present the clinical, laboratory, and postmortem findings of an adult patient with group B streptococcal endocarditis and major arterial emboli. What to our knowledge are previously unreported features are purulent pericarditis and myocardial abscesses. Twenty-five cases of endocarditis caused by group BStreptococcusthat are reported in the literature are reviewed. (Arch Intern Med137:1725-1728, 1977)Keywords
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