Missed case of fever of unknown origin during COVID-19 pandemic: patent ductus arteriosus endarteritis.
cardiovascular medicine
infections
Journal
BMJ case reports
ISSN: 1757-790X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101526291
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
27 May 2021
27 May 2021
Historique:
entrez:
28
5
2021
pubmed:
29
5
2021
medline:
1
6
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
A 40-year-old woman presented with fever of unknown origin (FUO) for 2 months. Without a definitive diagnosis and having received multiple empirical antibiotics from outside without relief, she was referred to our centre. Cardiac auscultation was remarkable for a grade 3/6 continuous murmur in the upper left sternal border. Echocardiogram revealed a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and a 5×7 mm mobile vegetation at the pulmonary artery bifurcation. Blood culture grew
Identifiants
pubmed: 34045206
pii: 14/5/e243727
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-243727
pmc: PMC8162100
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Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.
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