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==Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis (SBE)== | |||
* Insidious onset | |||
* [[Fever]] | |||
* [[Sweat]]s | |||
* [[Weakness]] | |||
* [[Myalgia]]s | |||
* [[Arthralgia]]s | |||
* [[Malaise]] | |||
* [[Anorexia]] | |||
* [[Fatigue]] | |||
* [[Splenomegaly]], [[clubbing]], and [[Oslers nodes]] in long-standing SBE | |||
==Acute Bacterial Endocarditis== | |||
*Abrupt onset | |||
* [[Rigors]] | |||
* [[Fever]]s as high as 102.9° to 105.1° F (39.4° to 40.6° C), often remittent | |||
==Endocarditis Associated with Parenteral Drug Use== | |||
* [[fever|High fever]]s, [[chills]], [[rigors]], [[malaise]], [[cough]], and [[chest pain|pleuritic chest pain]] | |||
* [[pulmonary emboli|Septic pulmonary emboli]] causing [[sputum]] production, [[hemoptysis]], and signs suggesting [[pneumonia]] | |||
* [[murmur|Cardiac murmurs]] | |||
* [[Tricuspid insufficiency]] | |||
* Metastatic infections such as renal or brain abscess | |||
* Neurologic manifestations such as [[stroke]], [[TIA]], [[seizures]] | |||
* Peripheral emboli | |||
==Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis== | |||
* Occurs in 1%–2% of cases at 1 yr and in 4%–5% of cases at 4 yr after implantation | |||
* Infection of perivalvular tissues | |||
* New symptoms consistent with valvular regurgitation such as [[shortness of breath]] | |||
* [[abscess|Myocardial abscesses]] | |||
* [[Fever]] | |||
* [[Petechiae]], [[Roth's spot]]s, [[Osler's nodes]], [[Janeway lesion]]s | |||
* [[Emboli]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis (SBE)
- Insidious onset
- Fever
- Sweats
- Weakness
- Myalgias
- Arthralgias
- Malaise
- Anorexia
- Fatigue
- Splenomegaly, clubbing, and Oslers nodes in long-standing SBE
Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
Endocarditis Associated with Parenteral Drug Use
- High fevers, chills, rigors, malaise, cough, and pleuritic chest pain
- Septic pulmonary emboli causing sputum production, hemoptysis, and signs suggesting pneumonia
- Cardiac murmurs
- Tricuspid insufficiency
- Metastatic infections such as renal or brain abscess
- Neurologic manifestations such as stroke, TIA, seizures
- Peripheral emboli
Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis
- Occurs in 1%–2% of cases at 1 yr and in 4%–5% of cases at 4 yr after implantation
- Infection of perivalvular tissues
- New symptoms consistent with valvular regurgitation such as shortness of breath
- Myocardial abscesses
- Fever
- Petechiae, Roth's spots, Osler's nodes, Janeway lesions
- Emboli