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CHLAMYDIAL ENDOCARDITIS
Author(s) -
DIMMITT S. B.,
PEARMAN J. W.,
WOOLLARD K. V.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1985.tb04049.x
Subject(s) - medicine , endocarditis
Echocardiography diagnosis of a case of endocarditis, subsequently proven to be due to a chlamydial organism, is described. Early echocardiographic diagnosis guided initial medical management and directed urgent surgical intervention when the patient deteriorated. Reported cases of chlamydial endocarditis are reviewed. (Aust NZ J Med 1985; 15: 340–342.)