Vnitr Lek 2011, 57(6):572-575
Infective endocarditis - crucial early diagnosis
- 1 Oddělení urgentního příjmu FN Olomouc, přednosta prim. MUDr. Petr Hubáček
- 2 I. interní klinika Lékařské fakulty UP a FN Olomouc, přednosta doc. MUDr. Miloš Táborský, CSc., FESC, MBA
- 3 Radiologická klinika Lékařské fakulty UP a FN Olomouc, přednosta prof. MUDr. Miroslav Heřman, Ph.D.
A 64-year old female patient with polymorbidity, including diabetes, was admitted to our clinic with a suspicion of silent myocardial infarction. However, no acute coronary lesion was subsequently confirmed. Transthoracal echocardiography performed just after the admission suggested infective endocarditis. The diagnosis was difficult due to a lack of collaboration by the patient who was disoriented and confused. Because of the suspicion of endocarditis, a therapy with antibiotics was started immediately and the diagnosis was confirmed by oesophageal echocardiography and heart MR performed after the patient was stabilized. An early diagnosis and an intensive antibiotic treatment are crucial for the management of the frequently fatal infective endocarditis.
Keywords: infective endocarditis; differential diagnosis
Received: November 25, 2010; Accepted: January 17, 2011; Published: June 1, 2011 Show citation
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