Open AccessGetting to the Heart of the Matter: A 20-Year-Old Man With Fever, Rash, and Chest Pain
Author(s) -
Michelle C. Sabo,
Jim Boonyaratanakornkit,
Robert J. Cybulski,
Noam E. Kopmar,
Rosario V. Freeman,
Ferric C. Fang,
Susan M. Graham
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofx272
Subject(s) - medicine , rash , endocarditis , osteomyelitis , dermatology , chest pain , meningitis , cardiac tamponade , myocarditis , surgery
Infection with can encompass a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, including fever, rash, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, and meningitis. The present case demonstrates the ability of to masquerade as acute rheumatic fever and represents the first reported case of cardiac tamponade caused by .
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