Concomitant culture negative native mitral and tricuspid valve endocarditis.
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*Attending Cardiologist, **Consultant Cardiologist, ***Principal Consultant Cardiology, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla, New Delhi Received: 12.07.2012; Accepted: 29.10.2012 A picture gallery showing concomitant native mitral and tricuspid valve endocarditis in a 41 year old female from east india who presented with history of one month off and fever and sudden onset involuntary movements of right half of body with ataxia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain revealed shower of embolism to right cerebellum. Pat ient was taking ant ipyret ics as and when required with no oral or intravenous antibiotic use prior to presentation. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), transesophageal echocardiography Concomitant Culture Negative Native Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
دوره 62 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014