[Pneumonia and panophthalmitis as first signs of pneumococcal endocarditis].

Abstract

A case of pneumonia associated with pneumococcal endocarditis of bicuspid aortic valve complicated by pneumococcal meningitis and panophthalmitis successfully treated by antibiotics and late valve replacement was described.

• Authors: D Gawryluk, J Kober, B Burakowska, E Wiatr
• Journal: Pneumonologia i alergologia polska (Pneumonol Alergol Pol) Vol. 66 Issue 5-6 Pg. 337-45 ( 1998) ISSN: 0867-7077 [Print] Poland
• Vernacular Title: Zapalenie płuc i wnetrza gałki ocznej jako pierwsze etapy pneumokokowego zapalenia wsierdzia.
• PMID: 9857655 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents

Topics

• Adult
• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Aortic Valve (diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Drug Therapy, Combination (therapeutic use)
• Endocarditis, Bacterial (complications, diagnosis, therapy)
• Heart Valve Diseases (complications, diagnosis, therapy)
• Humans
• Male
• Panophthalmitis (diagnosis, etiology)
• Pneumonia (diagnostic imaging, etiology)
• Radiography
• Streptococcal Infections (complications, diagnosis, therapy)
• Ultrasonography