Pneumococcal endocarditis of subacute evolution.

L Uemura; N C Grassi; L Cazarin

doi:10.1590/s0066-782x2001000400006

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Pneumococcal endocarditis of subacute evolution.

L Uemura·N C Grassi·L Cazarin

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With the development of penicillin, Streptococcus pneumoniae has become an uncommon cause of bacterial endocarditis in adults. Subacute manifestation of pneumococcal endocarditis has been reported a few times in the literature, but most reports define the disease as acute, severe, and having a high mortality rate. We report the case of a 58-year-old male with subacute bacterial endocarditis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae. We stress the low frequency of this agent as a cause of endocarditis and the atypical evolution of this case. The pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and evolution, and the therapeutical options for this type of infection are also discussed.

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L Uemura, N C Grassi, L Cazarin. 2001. Pneumococcal endocarditis of subacute evolution.. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0066-782x2001000400006

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