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What is the pathogenesis of sub acute bacterial endocarditis? |
What is the pathogenesis of sub acute bacterial endocarditis? This is a cardiology question, not a respiratory disease question, but here goes. Bacterial endocarditis is an infection of the hearts inner lining or heart valves. It is much more common in people with underlying heart conditions, and rarely occurs in people with healthy hearts. It is often caused by streptococcal bacteria. It can cause fever, valvular regurgitation, ebolizations, and abcess formation. Doctors are moving away from classifying endocarditis as acute or sub-acute, but of the the distinguising features between the two is that in sub-acute endocarditis, the heart murmur is stable, and in acute endocarditis, the murmur may change. |
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