[Endocarditis lenta--a problematic disease].
4 endocarditis lenta cases with negative blood cultures are reported: 3 patients with risk heart lesions and 1 subject with no predisposing cardiac condition. The mean age of the patients was 53.7 years. Based on the cases reported the following items are discussed: evolution of the clinical syndrome, diagnostic difficulties, problem of negative blood cultures, therapeutic procedure.
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