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Endocarditis After Acute Q Fever in Patients with Previously Undiagnosed Valvulopathies

Author(s) -

Florence Fenollar,

Franck Thuny,

B Xeridat,

Hubert Lépidi,

Didier Raoult

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/500402

Subject(s) - medicine , endocarditis , mitral valve prolapse , mitral valve , aortic valve , cardiology , acute rheumatic fever , surgery , heart disease

We describe 3 cases of endocarditis after acute Q fever in 3 patients with clinically silent, undiagnosed valvulopathies, including mitral valve prolapse, minimal valvular leak, and biscuspid aortic valve. We conclude that, to prevent endocarditis, these minor valvulopathies must be actively searched for with echocardiography after diagnosis of acute Q fever.

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