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An unusual cause for fever of unknown origin in a patient with a prosthetic valve

Author(s) -

Ramanathan Parameswaran,

R. Balasubramaniam,

Manoj Prabu,

Рамачандран Баласубраманиан

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

bmj case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231

H-Index - 26

ISSN - 1757-790X

DOI - 10.1136/bcr.11.2008.1216

Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , fever of unknown origin , etiology , endocarditis , pneumonia , endocardium , mitral valve , surgery

A case of Wegener granulomatosis as a cause for fever of unknown origin (FUO) and secondary involvement of endocardium in association with mitral valve prosthesis is presented. Although the patient was referred as a case of unresolving pneumonia, her unresponsiveness to broad spectrum antibiotics including infective endocarditis treatment prompted investigation for a non-infectious aetiology for her FUO, leading to a diagnosis of Wegener granulomatosis.

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