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Bacterial endocarditis caused by salmonella in systemic lupus erythematosus.
C Gobbi, P Alba, A Arvarellos... - Revista de la ..., 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov1. Ctedra de Medicina I. Unidad Hospitalaria N 3. Hospital Crdoba. UNC. 2. Ctedra de Medicina II. Unidad Hospitalaria N 3. Hospital Crdoba. UNC. 3. Unidad de Reumatologa Hospital Crdoba, UNC. 4. Servicio de Reumatologa del Hospital Privado de Crdoba. ... [HTML]
Introduction: Patients whit SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) are prompt to develop infections with significant morbility and mortality. The intravascular infection due to salmonella is a rare complication of difficult diagnosis and poor prognostic. Objective : We report two cases of bacterial endocarditis due to salmonella in SLE patients. Clinical Cases: We report two cases of bacterial endocarditis caused by Salmonella in a patient with SLE, one with recent onset of mellitus diabetes and other with chronic renal failure. Despite of antibiotic treatment with fluoroquinolone and a third-generation cephalosporin, the patient required surgical intervention. Conclusion: Salmonella infection should be suspected in SLE patients in order to make earlier diagnosis and treatment.
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