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Prosthetic valve endocarditis presenting as meningoencephalitis complicated by pseudo-aneurysms in a remote Aboriginal healthcare setting in Australia: a case report

BACKGROUND: The Australian Aboriginal population has a high burden of cardiac conditions predisposing patients to infective endocarditis. Pseudo-aneurysms are a rare and potentially fatal complication of both prior valvular surgery and endocarditis. CASE SUMMARY: A 31-year-old female with a history...

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Autores principales: Watson, Anna Louise, Rice, Gregory, Hieu Vo, Tony, Kangaharan, Nadarajah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8374982/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34423241
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytab265