Diagnostic Dilemma: Infective Endocarditis in the Setting of an Esophageal Abscess

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is the preferred imaging modality to diagnose infective endocarditis (IE). However, esophageal disease can preclude performing a TEE. We present such a scenario. A patient with an esophageal abscess, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia...

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Autores principales: Elmusa, Emad, Muneeb, Ahmad, Raza, Muhammad Waleed, Khokhar, Hassan Tahir, Guzman, Nilmarie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10663968/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38021887
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47542

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10663968/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38021887
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.47542

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