[The many faces of endocarditis].

Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen

Medisinsk avdeling, Lovisenberg Diakonale Sykehus, 0456 Oslo.

Published: July 2004

Background: Over the past years we have had a relatively large number of patients in our hospital with endocarditis. There has been a variety of clinical presentations, as illustrated by the following case presentations.

Material And Methods: We have conducted a search in our data-based archives of the period from 1.1.1994 to 31.12.2001 and found 25 patients discharged with a diagnosis of endocarditis. We have chosen five case histories that we discuss in the context of published literature.

Results And Interpretation: The signs and symptoms presented include a stroke, severe back pain, a swollen knee, pneumonia and cardiac failure. We especially discuss intravenous drug users and endocarditis of the heart's right side.

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