Left-sided group a streptococcal endocarditis and mitral valve prolapse

Hayek, T.; Markel, A.; Karaban, A.; Finkelstein, R.

Harefuah 126(5): 251

1994


ISSN/ISBN: 0017-7768
PMID: 8188100
Document Number: 425915
Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus is an infrequent cause of endocarditis. Left-sided endocarditis in intravenous drug abuse is likewise uncommon; it carries a poor prognosis. A case of left-sided group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal endocarditis in a 20-year-old male drug addict with mitral valve prolapse is presented. This association has not been reported previously.

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