Complications of infective endocarditis HY
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This document outlines common complications that can arise from infective endocarditis, which include cardiac issues like valvular insufficiency and perivalvular abscess, neurological problems such as embolic stroke and brain abscess, renal failure from renal infarction or drug-induced nephritis, and musculoskeletal complications like vertebral osteomyelitis and septic arthritis.
Complications of infective endocarditis HY
- 1. Complications of infective endocarditis Cardiac ? Valvular insufficiency (common cause of death) ? Perivalvular abscess ? Conduction abnormalities ? Mycotic aneurysm Neurologic ? Embolic stroke ? Cerebral hemorrhage ? Brain abscess ? Acute encephalopathy or meningoencephalitis Renal ? Renal infarction ? Glomerulonephritis ? Drug-induced acute interstitial nephritis from therapy Musculoskeletal ? Vertebral osteomyelitis ? Septic arthritis ? Musculoskeletal abscess