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Infective endocarditis with embolic renal infarct presenting as acute abdomen

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a disease that is rare but potentially fatal and challenging to diagnose. A 28-year-old man with sickle cell trait and a history of intravenous drug use presented with abdominal pain and hematuria mimicking a surgical abdomen. The preliminary diagnosis was cholecystiti...

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Autor principal: Eid, Mustafa Mahmood
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8273678/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34237820
http://dx.doi.org/10.15441/ceem.20.037