A fatal case of diphtheria endocarditis complicated with microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia and multiple septic emboli causing brain infarctions in a patient with smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis

• Asıl Yazarlar: D. G. A. L. Premasiri (Yazar), K. A. D. V. Rathnasiri (Yazar), A. S. Wijerathna (Yazar), H. M. U. A. S. Perera (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Sri Lanka College of Internal Medicine, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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ndocarditis due to non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae is emerging as a rare subtype of endocarditis, with limited case reports available. It has been related to the presence of prosthetic valves, underlying cardiac disease, or the use of injectable drugs. We present a fatal case of endocardit...