Infectious endocarditis associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage, subdural hematoma and multiple brain abscesses

Internal Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1244-1247

  Yanagihara, Chie ^a   Wada, Yuko ^a   Nishimura, Yo ^a  

^a NISHI KOBE MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Infectious endocarditis; Mitral valve prolapse; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Subdural hematoma

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BETAMETHASONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFPIROME; GLYCEROL; MANNITOL; PANIPENEM PLUS BETAMIPRON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; CONVULSION; CRANIOTOMY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ERUPTION; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMIPARESIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STROKE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642422277     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.42.1244     Document Type: Article

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