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2. Endocarditis : Symptoms
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Abnormal urine color; Chills (common; Excessive sweating (common; Fatigue; Fever (common; Joint pain; Muscle aches and pains; Night sweats; Nail abnormalities (splinter hemorrhages under the nails; Paleness; Red, painless skin spots on the palms a... Reviewer: D. Scott Smith, M.D., MSc, DTM&H, Chief of Infectious Disease & Geographic Medicine, Kaiser Redwood City, CA & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Stanford University. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
3. Endocarditis
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Endocarditis is an infection of the endocardium, the inner lining of the heart muscle and its four valves (tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral, and aortic). Abnormal or damaged endocardium is more likely to become infected when bacteria enter the bloodst... Author: Barbara Wexler Expand your search to include all of U.S. News
4. Endocarditis - Signs and symptoms -- Mayo Clinic
Signs and symptoms may include:. Endocarditis is an infection of the heart's inner lining. Endocarditis may develop slowly or suddenly depending on what's causing the infection and whether you have any underlying heart abnormalities. http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=EE9E60F0-2A7D-469F-8664DF29C80DEA...
5. Endocarditis -- Information from Harvard Medical School
Symptoms of acute endocarditis include:. Symptoms of subacute endocarditis include:. Your doctor will examine you, and will check for fever, skin symptoms of endocarditis (tiny hemorrhages in the skin, tender nodules on finger and toes) and a... http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/23656.html#symptoms
6. Infective Endocarditis: Symptoms -- Information from the Merck Manual
Another possible explanation is that the person does not have endocarditis but has a disorder, such as a heart tumor (see Heart Tumors: Introduction ), that produces symptoms very similar to those of endocarditis. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec03/ch029/ch029a.html#sec03-ch029-ch029a-690 |
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