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Chronic Salmonella Infection Induced Intestinal Fibrosis
Published on: September 22, 2019
[Bacterial endocarditis caused by salmonella in systemic lupus erythematosus]
C Gobbi1, P Alba, A Arvarellos
1Cátedra de Medicina I, Unidad Hospitalaria, Hospital Córdoba, UNC, Argentina.
Introduction:
Patients with SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) are prompt to develop infections with significant morbidity and mortality. The intravascular infection due to salmonella is a rare complication of difficult diagnosis and poor prognostic.
Objective:
We report two cases of bacterial endocarditis due to salmonella in SLE patients.
Clinical Cases:
We report two cases of bacterial endocarditis caused by Salmonella in a patient with SLE, one with recent onset of mellitus diabetes and other with chronic renal failure. Despite of antibiotic treatment with fluoroquinolone and a third-generation cephalosporin, the patient required surgical intervention.
Conclusion:
Salmonella infection should be suspected in SLE patients in order to make earlier diagnosis and treatment.
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