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. 2012 Sep;24(3):308-11.

Meningitis as a complication of infective endocarditis

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Viviane Cordeiro Veiga, Júlio César de Carvalho, Luis Enrique Campodonico Amaya, Marcos Sérgio Martins, Salomón Soriano Ordinola Rojas
  • PMID: 23917834

Meningitis as a complication of infective endocarditis

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Viviane Cordeiro Veiga et al. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2012 Sep.

Abstract

Although approximately 30% of patients with endocarditis present with neurological complications, the development of meningitis in these patients is rare. This case report describes a female patient who developed meningitis as a complication of mitral valve endocarditis, and surgery was required for this patient due to acute heart failure resulting from the rupture of the chordae tendineae.

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