ARTICLE
Diagnosis and Management of Infective Endocarditis in Patient with Ventricular Septal Defect: A Report of Clinical Case from Dakar, Senegal
- Nigerian journal of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery , 2 : 1-3
Lien de l'article :
https://doi.org/10.15226/2573-864x/2/2/00111
Discipline :
Médecine clinique
Auteur(s) :
Adama Sawadogo
Auteur(s) tagués :
SAWADOGO Adama
Renseignée par : SAWADOGO Adama
Résumé
Infective Endocarditis (IE) due to Streptococcus pneumoniae is a rare serious complication in the patients with congenital heart diseases. The authors report a case of pneumococcal endocarditis in a 13-year-old boy diagnosed with VSD.
Mots-clés
Infective endocarditis, Medicine, Endocarditis, Cardiology, Internal medicine, Intensive care medicine, Pediatrics