Why humans should not eat broom straws: Pericarditis and endocarditis
| Autor: | William E Novotny, Cynthia P Keel |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system lcsh:Medicine Case Report 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Asymptomatic pericarditis 03 medical and health sciences Pericarditis 0302 clinical medicine medicine Endocarditis Coronary sinus business.industry Broom lcsh:R lcsh:RJ1-570 Broom straw lcsh:Pediatrics medicine.disease Surgery 030228 respiratory system lcsh:RC666-701 Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health endocarditis Foreign body Immunocompetence medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Bacterial Pericarditis |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Pediatric Cardiology Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 144-146 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 0974-5149 0974-2069 |
| Popis: | A broom straw was ingested and penetrated the esophageal wall, the pericardial space and its tip became lodged in the coronary sinus. Bacterial pericarditis and then fungal endocarditis ensued but were temporally separated by an asymptomatic 6-month period. On transthoracic echocardiography, the straw was mistakenly identified to be a "prominent Thebesian valve." This child survived both life-threatening infections. The occurrence of infections caused by unusual organisms in the setting of immunocompetence highlights the need for a high index of suspicion for the presence of a causative foreign body. |
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