Valvular fibroelastomas complicated by Coxiella burnetti endocarditis

Autor: Eyal Meltzer, Tawfiq Abu Al-Rub, Rafael Kuperstein, Leonid Sternik, Nadia Prisant, Shmuel Stienlauf
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: American Heart Journal Plus, Vol 2, Iss , Pp 100008- (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-6022
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2021.100008
Popis: Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPF) is a valvular tumor that may be mistaken for infective endocarditis (IE). We describe a case of CPF complicated by Coxiella burnetti IE. According to Duke's criteria, a diagnosis of IE was repeatedly considered as excluded or established during the clinical course, highlighting the criteria limitations.
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