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Tricuspid valve infective endocarditis in a patient with psoas abscess complicated by septic pulmonary emboli and severe tricuspid regurgitation in Cameroon: challenges in the diagnosis and management in a resource limited setting (a case report)

Infective endocarditis of the tricuspid valve is rare in non-intra-venous drug abusers. Few cases of psoas abscess complicated by tricuspid infective endocarditis have been reported. A 61-year-old man underwent a laminectomy. Three weeks later he developed persistent fever, abdominal pain, back pain...

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Autores principales: Nkoke, Clovis, Aseneh, Jerry Brown, Njang, Emmanuel, Ekukole, Conrald Metuge, Enoh, Kingsly Nkongho
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9250667/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35855043
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2022.41.300.33057