Publications by authors named "Peter C Barneveld"
Endocarditis: A Diagnostic Challenge.
Wilhelmina J A R M Valckx Suzanne P M Lutgens Hortence E Haerkens-Arends Peter C Barneveld Jaap J Beutler
J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep
April 2017
A 74-year-old hemodialysis patient with a history of an atrial septum defect closure, coronary bypass surgery, and a St. Jude aortic prosthetic valve was diagnosed with pneumonia and volume overload. Blood cultures were positive for , and amoxicillin was given for 2 weeks.
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- Splenosis is a benign condition involving the auto-transplantation of splenic tissue that can occur after splenic trauma or removal (splenectomy) and is often found incidentally during medical examinations.
- It is usually asymptomatic, but treatment may be necessary for symptoms like abdominal pain or bleeding, and it can sometimes be mistaken for malignant diseases in imaging tests.
- The paper also discusses two case studies of splenosis and emphasizes the importance of patient history for proper diagnosis, recommending scintigraphy using (99m) Technetium-labelled heat-denatured erythrocytes as an effective diagnostic tool.