双膜传染性内心炎是由周膜腹和大动脉右心房囊复杂的
Amman Yousaf1, Soban Ahmad2, Muhammad Zorais Ahsan3
1Internal Medicine, McLaren Health Care Corp, Flint, Michigan, USA ayousafmd2@gmail.com.
BMJ case reports
|October 29, 2023
概括
在没有典型风险因子的患者中, Pseudomonas aeruginosa 内心炎是罕见的. 这一案例表明,即使没有药物滥用或侵入性手术史,它也可能导致严重的心脏并发症.
科学领域:
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 关键护理医学 关键护理医学
背景情况:
- 由Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) 引起的传染性内心炎 (IE) 不常见,特别是在没有静脉药物滥用或内血管手术史的个人中.
- 早期诊断和管理对于改善IE患者的治疗结果至关重要.
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