INFECTIOUS ENDOCARDITIS WITH FIVE LOCALISATIONS - CASE REPORTS

Authors

  • Alina-Costina LUCA University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa” – Iaşi
  • C. IORDACHE University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa” – Iaşi

Keywords:

ENDOCARDITIS, CARDIAC VALVES, SEPTAL DEFECT.

Abstract

Infectious endocarditis is defined as an infection of the endocardial surface area of the heart which can include one or more cardiac valves, mural endocardium or a septal defect. We present the case of a patient, aged 8, hospitalized in Hemato-Oncology Department with pontine glioma, who was diagnosticated with infectious endocarditis with five localisations.

Author Biographies

  • Alina-Costina LUCA, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa” – Iaşi

    Faculty of Medicine
    Discipline of Pediatrics

  • C. IORDACHE, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa” – Iaşi

    Faculty of Medicine
    Discipline of Pediatrics

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Published

2018-05-14

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Section

INTERNAL MEDICINE - PEDIATRICS