Title
Bacterial endocarditis: Case report
Other title
[Endocarditis bacteriana: Reporte de caso]
Date Issued
01 January 2014
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Miguel Marroquín A.
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
Bacterial endocarditis is an inflammation of the endocardium, where a bacterial colonization produces vegetation in the cardiac valve, which can alter its normal function causing regurgitations and hemodynamic alterations. Also, this infection can cause septic thromboembolism or inflammatory alterations like immune complexes. The present study describes the case of a female canine of 2.5 years of age that presented fever, depression, anorexia and a severe murmur (IV/VI) on the left side of the thorax. Laboratory exams revealed leukocytosis with left shift and renal failure. Besides, the echocardiography showed vegetation at the aortic valve that altered the hemodynamics producing a diastolic regurgitation jet. It was concluded that the lesion was compatible with bacterial endocarditis.
Start page
329
End page
332
Volume
25
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Sistema cardiaco, Sistema cardiovascular
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84904822483
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sources of information:
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