Management of Brucella Endocarditis with Aortic Root Abscess

Three cases of Brucella endocarditis with aortic root abscess are reported. Two patients were successfully managed by a combination of medical therapy and surgery. The third patient died suddenly 36 hours after admission to hospital.

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 1990-12, Vol.98 (6), p.1532-1534
Hauptverfasser:	Kasab, Saad Al, Fagih, Mohamed Al, Rasheed, Abdul Al, Khan, B., Bitar, Issam, Shahed, Maie, Sawyer, William
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abscess - complications Abscess - diagnostic imaging Abscess - therapy Adult Aortic Diseases - complications Aortic Diseases - diagnostic imaging Aortic Diseases - therapy Bacterial diseases Bacterial endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis. Bacterial diseases of the aorta, limb vessels and lymphatic vessels Biological and medical sciences Brucellosis - complications Brucellosis - diagnostic imaging Brucellosis - therapy Endocarditis, Bacterial - complications Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnostic imaging Endocarditis, Bacterial - therapy Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Ultrasonography
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	Three cases of Brucella endocarditis with aortic root abscess are reported. Two patients were successfully managed by a combination of medical therapy and surgery. The third patient died suddenly 36 hours after admission to hospital.
ISSN:	0012-3692 1931-3543
DOI:	10.1378/chest.98.6.1532