Pseudomonas aeruginosa endocarditis and amyloidosis in an asthmatic patient

Winston, D.J.; Enriquez, L.; Meyer, R.D.

Annals of Allergy 41(5): 303-306

1978


ISSN/ISBN: 0003-4738
PMID: 717853
Document Number: 134890
A 43 yr old asthmatic patient treated with prednisone is presented with a fatal case of P. aeruginosa endocarditis and amyloidosis. Initial cardiac catheterization reveals no specific pathology. Subsequent echocardiography and cerebral arteriography reveal both mitral valve vegetations and a brain abscess. Histological sections at autopsy correlate with multiple organ infarctions found at laparotomy, consistent with amyloidosis.

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