Follow-up study on children with infective endocarditis.

A follow-up study on 36 children having had infective endocarditis during the time period 1971-80 was performed. All answered a questionnaire and 33 underwent a complete non-invasive cardiac examination including exercise test. The study comprised 406 patient years.

Probable homozygotic form of the Marfan syndrome in a newborn child.

A case of Marfan's syndrome diagnosed in a newborn boy is described. Both parents were affected by the disease but none of them was aware of it. The boy had cardiac, skeletal and ocular manifestations from birth.

Myocarditis in children with inflammatory bowel disease.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in children and adults is often associated with extracolonic manifestations in other organs, such as the joints, skin, and liver. Cardiac manifestations are considered to be very rare; in a recent survey of the literature we found only 23 cases, most of them in adults. Several extensive reviews and standard textbooks of IBD do not even mention perimyocarditis as a complication.

Infective endocarditis in Swedish children. II. Location, major complications, laboratory findings, delay of treatment, treatment and outcome.

66 cases of infective endocarditis (IE) during 1971-1980 were studied. The infection was in most cases located to the mitral or aortic valve. Major complications were found in 43 children.

Infective endocarditis in Swedish children. I. Incidence, etiology, underlying factors and port of entry of infection.

A retrospective study of Swedish children with infective endocarditis (IE) during the period 1971-80 was made. Sixty-six instances were identified in 64 children (0.39 cases per 100,000 children per year).