Endocarditis infecciosa

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Endocarditis infecciosa

Nombres alternativos:

Endocarditis de tipo infecciosa

Síntomas:

Signos y exámenes:

Los antecedentes de una enfermedad cardíaca congénita pueden elevar el nivel de sospecha. El examen físico puede mostrar un agrandamiento del bazo y el médico puede detectar un soplo cardíaco nuevo o cambios en un soplo cardíaco anterior. El examen de las uñas puede mostrar hemorragias en astilla, mientras que el examen oftalmológico puede mostrar hemorragias retinales con un área central clara, llamadas manchas de Roth.

Se pueden llevar a cabo los siguientes exámenes:

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