A Case of Infective Endocarditis and Pulmonary Septic Embolism in A 10-Year-Old Boy

H. Dimiati (1) , L. Febrianda (2)
(1) Department of Child Health, School of Medicine, Syiah KualaUniversity/Dr Zainoel Abidin Hospital, Banda Aceh, Indonesia , Indonesia
(2) , Indonesia

Abstract

Infective endocarditis (IE) is an uncommon infection of the cardiac endothelium. IE includes both acute bacterial endocarditis and sub-acute bacterial endocarditis (SBE). IE is an old problem in a new cover. Infective  endocarditis  (IE)  in  children  can  result  in  significant  morbidity  and  mortality.  A  severe complication of infective endocarditis (IE) is organ embolization such as septic pulmonary embolism (SPE). The aim of this paper is to report an EI case in a 10-years boy with fatal outcome due to septic pulmonary embolism

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H. Dimiati
herlinadimiati@yahoo.com (Primary Contact)
L. Febrianda
Dimiati, H. ., & Febrianda, L. . (2022). A Case of Infective Endocarditis and Pulmonary Septic Embolism in A 10-Year-Old Boy. Journal of Medical Case Reports and Reviews, 2(06). Retrieved from https://jmcrr.info/index.php/jmcrr/article/view/171
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