Septic perimyocarditis due to a right-sided infective endocarditis of atypical morphology in a 33-year-old woman.
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SUBMITTER: Wenzel JP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7455416 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
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Septic perimyocarditis due to a right-sided infective endocarditis of atypical morphology in a 33-year-old woman.
Wenzel Jan-Per JP Schrage Benedikt B Sinning Christoph C Blankenberg Stefan S Zengin-Sahm Elvin E Lubos Edith E
Clinical case reports 20200505 8
Perimyocarditis should be considered in patients with endocarditis not improving with conventional therapy and without typical valvular abnormalities. Vegetations can be sited anywhere in the atrium or ventricle and exhibit multiple shapes. ...[more]
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