Abstract
The authors report on the case of a 18-year-old student who died suddenly and unexpectedly of a pericardial tamponade after perforated ulcer-polypous endocarditis of the aortic valve. The detection of aerococcus urinae--which usually causes urinary tract infection--on the inflamed aortic valve demonstrates an unusual pathogenetic chain linking complexes of findings in the urogenital system and the heart.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Aortic Valve / pathology*
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Cardiac Tamponade / pathology*
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Coronary Stenosis / pathology
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Coronary Thrombosis / pathology
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Coronary Vessels / pathology
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Death, Sudden, Cardiac / pathology*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / pathology*
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / pathology*
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Humans
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Male
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Pericardial Effusion / pathology*
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Streptococcaceae*
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Ulcer / pathology*
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Urinary Bladder / pathology
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Urinary Tract Infections / pathology