Fever, Rash, and Blindness in a Previously Healthy Young Male

A 31-year-old male presented to the emergency room with a sudden onset of blindness and a rash after a five-day history of myalgia, abdominal pain, and fever. The diagnostic approach and the patient's clinical course are presented. Indications for surgical intervention in staphyloccal endocardi...

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Autores principales: Sigal, Stephen L., Smith, G.J. Walker
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1983
Materias:
Clinical Pathology Conferences at Yale
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2589673/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6140794
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description A 31-year-old male presented to the emergency room with a sudden onset of blindness and a rash after a five-day history of myalgia, abdominal pain, and fever. The diagnostic approach and the patient's clinical course are presented. Indications for surgical intervention in staphyloccal endocarditis are discussed. Surgical and autopsy findings are reviewed.
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spelling pubmed-25896732008-11-28 Fever, Rash, and Blindness in a Previously Healthy Young Male Sigal, Stephen L. Smith, G.J. Walker Yale J Biol Med Clinical Pathology Conferences at Yale A 31-year-old male presented to the emergency room with a sudden onset of blindness and a rash after a five-day history of myalgia, abdominal pain, and fever. The diagnostic approach and the patient's clinical course are presented. Indications for surgical intervention in staphyloccal endocarditis are discussed. Surgical and autopsy findings are reviewed. 1983 /pmc/articles/PMC2589673/ /pubmed/6140794 Text en
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