Infobox disease Name Endocarditis Image Blood culture negative endocarditis.jpg Caption Bartonella henselae bacilli in cardiac valve of a patient with blood culture negative endocarditis. The bacilli appear ... MeshID D004696 Endocarditis is an inflammation of the inner layer of the heart , the endocardium ... on intracardiac devices. Endocarditis is characterized by a prototypic lesion, the Vegetation pathology ... In the subacute form of infective endocarditis, the vegetation may also include a center of granuloma ... edition 8th year 2007 pages 406 8 isbn 1 4160 2973 7 ref There are multiple ways to classify endocarditis ... on whether a microorganism is the source of the inflammation or not. Regardless, diagnosis of endocarditis ... blood culture s demonstrating the presence of endocarditis causing microorganisms. Infective endocarditis main Infective endocarditis Since the valves of the heart do not receive any dedicated blood ... attachment is increased. ref name Robbins Non infective endocarditis Nonbacterial thrombic endocarditis NBTE or marantic endocarditis is most commonly found on previously undamaged valves. ref name Robbins As opposed to infective endocarditis, the vegetations in NBTE are small, sterile, and tend ... endocarditis, NBTE does not cause an inflammation response from the body. ref name Robbins NBTE usually ... can lodge, thus causing infective endocarditis. ref name Robbins Another form of sterile endocarditis, is termed Libman Sacks endocarditis this form occurs more often in patients with lupus erythematosus ..., Libman Sacks endocarditis involves small vegetations, while infective endocarditis is composed of large ... helps to differentiate it from NBTE. Also unlike NBTE, Libman Sacks endocarditis does not seem ... External links http heartcenter.seattlechildrens.org conditions treated endocarditis.asp Endocarditis http www.mitralvalverepair.org content view 163 Acute Endocarditis, Embolic Stroke Circulatory ... Rodent carried diseases ar ca Endocarditis cs Endokarditida de Endokarditis el ... more details
Infobox disease Name Infective endocarditis Image Haemophilus parainfluenzae Endocarditis PHIL 851 lores.jpg Caption A mitral valve vegetation caused by bacterial endocarditis. DiseasesDB ICD10 ICD10 I ... endocarditis is a form of endocarditis , or inflammation, of the inner tissue of the heart, such as its ... endocarditis has been clinically divided into acute and subacute ref name Robbins presentations ... both the rate of progression and severity of disease. Subacute bacterial endocarditis ... bacterial endocarditis ABE is a fulminant illness over days to weeks, and is more likely due to Staphylococcus ... about six weeks are preferred. ref cite journal author Morris AM title How best to deal with endocarditis ... doi 10.1007 s11908 006 0030 8 url ref By culture results Infective endocarditis may also be classified as culture positive or culture negative . By far the most common cause of a culture negative endocarditis ... classified as culture negative endocarditis. By heart side Endocarditis can also be classified by the side ... exposure, endocarditis is more frequently left sided. ref name Robbins By infection setting Another form of endocarditis is healthcare associated endocarditis when the infecting organism is believed ... home. Nosocomial endocarditis is a form of healthcare associated endocarditis in which the infective ... native valve endocarditis and prosthetic valve endocarditis is clinically important. Prosthetic valve endocarditis can be early 60 days of valvular surgery , intermediate 60 days to 1 year or late 1 year following valvular surgery . Early prosthetic valve endocarditis is usually due to intraoperative ... prosthetic valve endocarditis is usually due to community acquired microorganisms . ref name Harrison ... and symptoms of endocarditis FROM JANE Fever Roth s spots Osler s nodes Murmur Janeway lesions Anemia .... title Prevention of infective endocarditis guidelines from the American Heart Association journal Circulation ... of the 2007 American Heart Association guidelines for prevention of infective endocarditis ... more details
. Collectivelly they account for 5 10 of cases of infective endocarditis involving native valves and are the most common gram negative cause of endocarditis among people who do not use IV drugs. They have been a frequent cause of culture negative endocarditis. Culture negative refers to an inability ... in endocarditis is ceftriaxone , a third generation cephalosporin penicillin based antibiotic ... Endocarditis Category Bacteria bacteria stub de HACEK fr HACEK pl HACEK tr HACEK endokarditi ... more details
Context date October 2009 Infobox Disease Name Loeffler endocarditis Image Caption DiseasesDB 4291 ICD10 ICD10 I 42 3 i 30 ICD9 ICD9 421.0 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj med eMedicineTopic 1318 MeshID D017681 Loeffler endocarditis is a form of restrictive cardiomyopathy which affects the endocardium and occurs with white blood cell proliferation, specifically of eosinophils . ref name emed http emedicine.medscape.com article 155340 overview ref Restrictive cardiomyopathy is defined as a disease of the heart muscle which results in impaired filling of the heart ventricles during diastole. ref name emed ref http www.nhlbi.nih.gov health health topics topics cm ref Pathogenesis This condition is initially caused by a worm helminth that invokes the chronic persistence of these eosinophils, resulting in a condition known as hypereosinophilic syndrome . ref name pmid19375183 cite journal author Kleinfeldt T, Ince H, Nienaber CA title Hypereosinophilic Syndrome A rare case of Loeffler s endocarditis documented in cardiac MRI journal Int. J. Cardiol. volume 149 issue 1 pages e30 e32 year 2009 month April pmid 19375183 doi 10.1016 j.ijcard.2009.03.059 url http linkinghub.elsevier.com retrieve pii S0167 5273 09 00326 X ref The eosinophilia and eosinophilic penetration of the cardiac myocytes leads to a fibrotic thickening of portions of the heart similar to that of endomyocardial fibrosis . Commonly the heart will develop large mural thrombi thrombi which lay against ventricle walls due to the deterioration of left ventricular wall muscle. Symptoms include edema and breathlessness. The disease is commonly contracted in temperate climates due to the favorable conditions for parasites , and is rapidly fatal ref name pmid19375183 . Eponym It is named for Wilhelm L ffler doctor Wilhelm L ffler . ref WhoNamedIt synd 582 ref ref W. L ffler. Endocarditis parietalis fibroplastica mit ... disease stub es Endocarditis de Loeffler pt Endocardite de Loeffler ... more details
Infobox Disease Name Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis Image Caption DiseasesDB 29250 ICD10 ICD9 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID Marantic endocarditis, also known as non bacterial thrombotic endocarditis NBTE , is the deposition of small sterility physiology sterile vegetation pathology vegetation s on heart valve valve leaflets. The previous term for nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis NBTE was marantic endocarditis, from the Greek marantikos, meaning wasting away. ref name titleeMedicine Neurological Sequelae of Infectious Endocarditis Article by Milind J Kothari cite web url http www.emedicine.com neuro topic264.htm title eMedicine Neurological Sequelae of Infectious Endocarditis Article by Milind J Kothari accessdate 2008 03 23 work ref The term Marantic endocarditis is still sometimes used to emphasize the association with a wasting state ref name urlNoninfective EndocarditisEndocarditis Merck Manual Professional cite web url http www.merck.com mmpe sec07 ch077 ch077c.html sec07 ch077 ch077b 1476 title Noninfective EndocarditisEndocarditis Merck Manual Professional format work accessdate 2008 12 22 ref such as cancer . ref name urlDefinition marantic endocarditis from Online Medical Dictionary cite web url http cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk cgi bin omd?marantic endocarditis title Definition marantic endocarditis from Online Medical Dictionary format work accessdate 2008 12 22 ref Risk factors Marantic vegetations are often associated with previous rheumatic fever . Other risk factors include hypercoagulable state s, mucin producing adenocarcinoma s, most commonly associated with pancreatic adenocarcinomas Systemic lupus erythematosus lupus and Physical trauma trauma e.g., catheters . Valve predilection The disease affects the valves with the following predilection mitral valve aortic valve tricuspid valve pulmonary valve . Presentation Grossly ... nine 000952354 nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis ref eosinophilic and platelet s but, unlike bacteria ... more details
Refimprove date November 2009 Infobox Disease Name PAGENAME Image Caption DiseasesDB 29254 ICD10 ICD10 I 39 i 30 , ICD10 M 32 1 m 30 ICD9 ICD9 710.0 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj med eMedicineTopic 1295 MeshID D008180 Libman Sacks endocarditis is a form of nonbacterial endocarditis that is seen in lupus erythematosus systemic lupus erythematosus . It is one of the most common cardiac manifestations of lupus the most common being pericarditis . ref Libman Sakcs endocarditis, in Mosby s Medical, Nursing &Allied Health Dictionary, Fourth Edition, Mosby YearBook, Inc., 1994, p. 907 ref It was first described by Drs. Emanuel Libman and Benjamin Sacks at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City in 1924. ref Libman E, Sacks B A hitherto undescribed form of valvular and mural endocarditis. Arch Intern Med 1924 33 701 37. ref ref http www.patient.co.uk showdoc 40024946 Patient.co.uk Libman Sacks Endocarditis Retrieved 2008 08 11 ref The association between Libman Sacks endocarditis and antiphospholipid syndrome was first noted in 1985. Presentation The vegetation pathology vegetation s are small and formed from strands of fibrin , neutrophils , lymphocytes , and histiocyte s. The mitral valve is typically affected, and the vegetations occur on the ventricular and atrial surface of the valve. Libman Sacks lesions rarely produce significant valve dysfunction and the lesions only rarely embolize. ref Doherty NE, Siegel RJ Cardiovascular manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus. Am Heart J, 1985 Dec 110 6 1257 1265 ref Pathology The pathology is the same as nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis except focal necrosis hematoxylin bodies can be found only in Libman Sacks endocarditis. Citation needed date November 2009 References reflist Heart diseases Systemic connective tissue disorders Category Valvular heart disease Category Systemic connective tissue disorders de Libman Sacks Endokarditis es Endocarditis de Libman Sacks it Sindrome di Lib ... more details
Infobox disease Name Subacute bacterial endocarditis Image Caption DiseasesDB ICD10 ICD10 I 33 0 i 30 ICD9 ICD9 421.0 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID D004698 Subacute bacterial endocarditis also called endocarditis lenta is a type of endocarditis more specifically, infection infective endocarditis . It can be confused with essential mixed cryoglobulinemia . ref name pmid9402102 cite journal author Agarwal A, Clements J, Sedmak DD, et al. title Subacute bacterial endocarditis masquerading as type III essential mixed cryoglobulinemia journal J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. volume 8 issue 12 pages 1971 6 year 1997 month December pmid 9402102 doi url http jasn.asnjournals.org cgi pmidlookup?view long&pmid 9402102 ref It can be considered a form of Type III hypersensitivity . ref name urlDefinition immune complex disease from Online Medical Dictionary cite web url http 128.240.24.212 cgi bin omd?type III hypersensitivity reaction title Definition immune complex disease from Online Medical Dictionary format work accessdate ref Diagnosis Osler s node s can indicate this condition. ref DorlandsDict six 000072701 Osler nodes ref Nail clubbing is also often seen in subacute endocarditis ... medicine subacute endocarditis, usually in patients who have a form of gastrointestinal cancer . Prognosis ... subacute endocarditis. It is less likely to lead to Sepsis septic Embolism emboli than is Acute medical acute endocarditis, but subacute endocarditis has a relatively slow process of infection and, if left ... bacterial endocarditis, the causative organism streptococcus viridans needs a previous heart valve disease to colonize and cause such disease. On the other hand, in cases of acute bacterial endocarditis ... of infective endocarditis caused by viridans streptococci highly susceptible to penicillin historic ... bacterial endocarditis with penicillin. Loewe reported seven cases in 1944. ref http jama.ama ... RUSSELL. COMBINED PENICILLIN AND HEPARIN THERAPY OF SUBACUTE BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS. JAMA 1944 ... more details
File Osler Nodules Hand.jpg thumb 200px Osler s lesions found on the hand and fingers of a 43 year old male with subacute bacterial endocarditis. Osler s nodes are painful, red, raised lesions found on the hands and feet. They are associated with a number of conditions, including infective endocarditis , and are caused by immune complex deposition. They are named after Sir William Osler who described them in the early 20th century. ref WhoNamedIt synd 1702 ref ref W. Osler. Chronic infectious endocarditis. Quarterly Journal of Medicine, Oxford, 1908 1909, 2 219 230. ref Their presence is one definition of Osler s sign . ref DorlandsDict seven 000097190 Osler sign ref Causes Osler s nodes result from the deposition of immune complex es. Citation needed date May 2009 The resulting inflammation inflammatory response leads to swelling, redness, and pain that characterize these lesions. The nodes are commonly indicative of subacute bacterial endocarditis . ref DorlandsDict six 000072701 Osler nodes ref 10 25 of endocarditis patients will have Osler s nodes. Citation needed date December 2008 Other signs of endocarditis include Roth s spot s and Janeway lesion s. The latter, which also occur on the palms and soles, can be differentiated from Osler s nodes because they are nontender. ref name pmid947688 cite journal title A consideration of the differences between a Janeway s lesion and an Osler s node in infectious endocarditis journal Chest volume 70 issue 2 pages 239 43 year 1976 month August pmid 947688 doi 10.1378 chest.70.2.239 url http www.chestjournal.org cgi pmidlookup?view long&pmid 947688 author1 Farrior JB author2 Silverman ME author separator , author name separator ref It can also be seen in Lupus erythematosus systemic lupus erythematosus marantic endocarditis disseminated gonococcus gonococcal infection distal to infected arterial catheter External links http er119test.blogspot.com 2007 07 osler or janeway.html Picture of Osler s nodes and Janeway s lesions ... more details
Litten s sign is a medical sign clinical sign in which cotton wool spots are seen on Fundoscope fundoscopic examination of the retina in patients with infective endocarditis . ref http emedicine.medscape.com article 216650 overview Infective endocarditis on Medscape ref The sign is named after Moritz Litten . See also Roth s spot References reflist Category Medical signs Category Cardiology med sign stub ... more details
Libman may refer to Andrea Libman born 1984 , Canadian actress and voice actor Leslie Libman , American television director Letitia Libman , neuropsychologist in Illinois Robert Libman born 1960 , former politician in Quebec, Canada Salom n Libman born 1984 , Peruvian Goalkeeper See also Libman v. Quebec Attorney General , Supreme Court of Canada ruling issued on October 9, 1997 Libman Sacks endocarditis , form of nonbacterial endocarditis seen in systemic lupus erythematosus The Libman Company surname ... more details
SBE may refer to the following Sacred Scriptures Bethel Edition The Sacred Books of the East Scarborough Board of Education Society of Broadcast Engineers Boxing the compass South by East point of the compass, SbE Subacute bacterial endocarditis SBE Strong Bad E mail Single business enterprise disambig de SBE it SBE pt SBE ... more details
C. hominis may refer to Campylobacter hominis , a Gram negative, spiral, microaerophilic bacterium species in the genus Campylobacter Cardiobacterium hominis , a bacterium species that normally resides in the respiratory tract but is said to play a role in causing endocarditis Cryptosporidium hominis , a medically important protozoan species See also Hominis disambiguation Species Latin name abbreviation disambiguation ... more details
Size Infective? infective endocarditis related to Staphylococcus aureus generally large yes rheumatic fever related to Streptococcus pyogenes typically small Libman Sacks endocarditis related to systemic lupus erythematosus small no sterile nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis NBTE small no sterile ... more details
orphan date June 2009 Austrian syndrome is a medical condition first described by Robert Austrian in 1957. The classical trias consists of meningitis , pneumonia and endocarditis all caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae . It is associated with alcoholism , due to the presence of hyposplenia reduced spleen splenic functioning , and can been seen in males between 40 60 years old. ref Chest. 2009 Nov 136 5 Suppl e30. ref References reflist Category Syndromes Category Alcohol abuse disease stub ... more details
LSE may refer to London School of Economics , a school of the University of London London Stock Exchange or its owner group London Stock Exchange Group Lahore School of Economics , a business school in Lahore, Pakistan Lahore Stock Exchange , Lahore s Stock Exchange 100 Index La Crosse Municipal Airport IATA airport code , in La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States Luzern Stans Engelberg Bahn , a mountain railway in Switzerland LSE programming language , a computer programming language Language Sensitive Editor , a text editor used on Digital Equipment Corporation s VMS operating system Least squares estimation Libman Sacks endocarditis , a type of nonbacterial endocarditis seen in systemic lupus erythematosus Logical Sensory Extrovert , a socionics personality type Luxembourg Stock Exchange disambig cs LSE cy LSE da LSE de LSE fa LSE fr LSE ko LSE it LSE he LSE nl LSE ja LSE no LSE pl LSE fi LSE sv LSE zh LSE ... more details
Image Splinter hemorrhage.jpg thumb Splinter hemorrhage on a Nail anatomy fingernail of the little finger . Splinter hemorrhages or haemorrhages are tiny blood clots that tend to run vertically under the nails. ref cite web url http splinterhemorrhages.com 2011 11 splinter hemorrhages causes title What are the splinter hemorrhages causes? publisher Splinter Hemorrhages accessdate 7 January 2012 ref Splinter hemorrhages are a nonspecific finding clarify date January 2012 and can be associated with subacute bacterial endocarditis , scleroderma , trichinosis , Systemic lupus erythematosus SLE , rheumatoid arthritis , psoriatic nails , ref cite web url http emedicine.medscape.com article 1107949 overview title Nail Psoriasis Overview of Nail Psoriasis last Li first Cindy date 29 March 2011 publisher Medscape accessdate 7 January 2012 ref antiphospholipid syndrome ref name Fitz2 Freedberg, et al. 2003 . Fitzpatrick s Dermatology in General Medicine . 6th ed. . McGraw Hill. ISBN 0071380760. ref rp 659 , and trauma. ref name Bolognia cite book author Rapini, Ronald P. Bolognia, Jean L. Jorizzo, Joseph L. title Dermatology 2 Volume Set publisher Mosby location St. Louis year 2007 pages isbn 1 4160 2999 0 oclc doi accessdate ref At first they are usually Plum color plum colored , but then darken to brown or black in a couple of days. In certain conditions in particular, infective endocarditis , blood clot clots can migrate from the affected heart valve and find their way into various parts of the body. If this happens in the finger, it can cause damage to the capillary capillaries resulting in a splinter hemorrhage. There are a number of other causes for splinter hemorrhages. They could be due to hitting the nail trauma , a sign of inflammation in blood vessels all around the body systemic vasculitis , or they could be where a bit of cholesterol has got lodged in the finger s capillaries. Even if a patient does have infective endocarditis, probably 5 in every 6 patients won ... more details
endocarditis guidelines from the American Heart Association journal Circulation volume 116 ... guidelines for prevention of infective endocarditis journal Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral ... endocarditis a pilot study journal Quintessence Int volume 42 issue 3 pages 243 51 year 2011 month ... of infective endocarditis A pilot study ref See also Infective endocarditis Preventive medicine ... more details
Infobox disease Name Monocytosis Image Caption ICD10 ICD10 D 72 8 d 70 ICD9 ICD9 288.8 ICDO OMIM DiseasesDB 22713 MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic Monocytosis is an increase in the number of monocyte s circulating in the blood. ref DorlandsDict five 000067310 monocytosis ref Monocytes are white blood cells that give rise to macrophages and dendritic cells in the immune system. In humans, 950 L is regarded as at the upper limit of normal monocyte counts above this level are regarded as monocytosis. Citation needed date January 2008 Causes Monocytosis often occurs during chronic inflammation . Diseases that produce this state Infections tuberculosis , brucellosis , listeriosis , endocarditis subacute bacterial endocarditis , syphilis , and other viral infections and many protozoa l and rickettsia l infections e.g. kala azar , malaria , Rocky Mountain spotted fever . Blood and immune causes chronic neutropenia and myeloproliferative disorder s. Autoimmune disease s and vasculitis systemic lupus erythematosus , rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease . Malignancies Hodgkin s disease and certain leukaemia s, such as chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia CMML and monocytic leukemia . Recovery phase of neutropenia or an acute infection. Miscellaneous causes sarcoidosis and lipid storage disease . References reflist Monocyte and granulocyte disease Category Monocyte and granulocyte disorders med sign stub de Monozytose hr Monocitoza it Monocitosi pl Monocytoza ru sq Monocitoza ... more details
Roth s spots are retina l hemorrhage s with white or pale centers composed of coagulate d fibrin . They are typically observed via fundoscopy using an ophthalmoscope to view inside the human eye eye or slit lamp exam. They are usually caused by immune complex mediated vasculitis often resulting from bacterial endocarditis . Roth s spots may be observed in leukemia , diabetes , subacute bacterial endocarditis , pernicious anaemia , ischemia ischemic events , and rarely in HIV retinopathy. Roth s spots are named after Moritz Roth . ref WhoNamedIt synd 2684 ref ref M. Roth. ber Netzhautaffectionen bei Wundfiebern. I. Die embolische Panophthalmitis. Deutsche Zeitschrift f r Chirurgie, Leipzig, 1872, 1 471 484. ref See also Osler s nodes Janeway lesion References reflist External links http www.nature.com eye journal v19 n5 fig tab 6701530f2.html Image at Nature.com Eponymous medical signs for eyes and ears Eponymous medical signs for cardiovascular system Category Diseases of the eye and adnexa Category Symptoms and signs Cardiac med sign stub es Manchas de Roth pl Plamki Rotha ... more details
Bracht Wachter bodies are a finding in infective endocarditis ref DorlandsDict one 000013555 Bracht W chter bodies ref consisting of yellow white miliary spots in the myocardium . Histopathology Histologically , these are collections of chronic inflammatory cells, mainly lymphocytes ref name urlDefinition Bracht Wachter lesion from Online Medical Dictionary cite web url http cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk cgi bin omd?Bracht Wachter lesion title Definition Bracht Wachter lesion from Online Medical Dictionary format work accessdate 2008 12 22 ref and histiocytes . History They were described by two Germans, Erich Franz Eugen Bracht , a pathologist and obstetrician gynecologist, and Hermann Julius Gustav W chter , a physician. ref Bracht, E., and Wachter Beitrage zur Aetiologie und pathologischen Anatomic der Myocarditis rheumatica, Deutsch. Arch. f. klin. Med., Leipz., 1909, xcvi, 493. ref Related findings Other findings in infective endocarditis are Osler s nodes Janeway lesions Roth s spots Flea bitten kidneys pyemic spots References reflist Category Histopathology pathology stub Eponymous medical signs for circulatory and respiratory systems ... more details
italic title Taxobox color lightgrey name Streptococcus mitis regnum Bacterium Bacteria phylum Firmicutes classis Bacilli ordo Lactobacillales familia Streptococcaceae genus Streptococcus species mitis Streptococcus mitis is a mesophilic alpha hemolytic species of Streptococcus that inhabits the human mouth . It is a Gram positive, coccus, facultative anaerobe and catalase negative. It can cause endocarditis ref Lamas CC, Eykyn SJ.vv Blood culture negative endocarditis analysis of 63 cases presenting over 25 years. Heart. 2003 March 89 3 258 262. PMC 1767579 . ref . It has been widely reported that this organism survived for over two years on the Surveyor 3 probe on the moon but some NASA scientists suggest this may be a result of contamination during or after return of Surveyor parts to Earth, as the person assembling the camera may have sneezed. ref http lsda.jsc.nasa.gov scripts experiment exper.cfm?exp index 1651. NASA ref See also Reports of Streptococcus mitis on the moon References Reflist External links http rad.usuhs.edu medpix medpix image.html?mode image&pt id 11626&imageid 40091&topic id 5113&quiz no top S. mitis subdural empyema from MedPix Gram positive firmicutes diseases Category Streptococcaceae Category Gram positive bacteria es Streptococcus mitis fr Streptococcus mitis nl Streptococcus mitis ... more details
italic title Taxobox color lightgrey name Neisseria image caption Fluorescent antibody stain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae . regnum Bacterium Bacteria phylum Proteobacteria classis Betaproteobacteria ordo Neisseriaceae Neisseriales familia Neisseriaceae genus Neisseria species Neisseria mucosa Neisseria mucosa is a species of Neisseria . It is notable among Neisseria for its ability to metabolize sucrose . ref name urlAcid Detection Test Gonorrhea STD information from CDC cite web url http www.cdc.gov std gonorrhea lab tests acid.htm title Acid Detection Test Gonorrhea STD information from CDC work accessdate ref It can cause Endocarditis . ref name pmid11422256 cite journal author Tronel H, Chaudemanche H, Pechier N, Doutrelant L, Hoen B title Endocarditis due to Neisseria mucosa after tongue piercing journal Clin. Microbiol. Infect. volume 7 issue 5 pages 275 6 year 2001 month May pmid 11422256 doi 10.1046 j.1469 0691.2001.00241.x url http www.blackwell synergy.com openurl?genre article&sid nlm pubmed&issn 1198 743X&date 2001&volume 7&issue 5&spage 275 ref See also Cystine tryptic agar References Reflist medicine stub Category Proteobacteria ... more details
Infobox Disease Name PAGENAME Image Caption DiseasesDB ICD10 A41.8 ILDS A41.820 ICD9 ICDO OMIM MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID Janeway lesions are non Tenderness medicine tender , small erythematous or haemorrhagic macule macular or Nodule medicine nodular lesions on the Palm tree palms or Sole foot soles only a few millimeters in diameter that are pathognomonic of endocarditis infective endocarditis . ref name Farrior cite journal last Farrior first J.B. coauthors Silverman M.E. title A consideration of the differences between a Janeway s lesion and an Osler s node in infectious endocarditis journal Chest. volume 70 issue 2 pages 239 243 year 1976 pmid 947688 doi 10.1378 chest.70.2.239 ref Pathologically, the lesion is described to be a abscess microabscess of the dermis with marked necrosis and inflammatory infiltrate not involving the epidermis skin epidermis . ref name Farrior They are caused by septic emboli which deposit bacteria, forming microabscesses. ref name Mandell Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 7th ed., Churchill Livingstone 2009. ref Janeway lesions are distal, flat, ecchymosis ecchymotic , and painless. Osler s node s and Janeway lesions are similar, but Osler s nodes present with tenderness and are of immunologic origin. ref name pmid947688 cite journal author Farrior JB, Silverman ME title A consideration of the differences between a Janeway s lesion and an Osler s node in infectious endocarditis journal Chest volume 70 issue 2 pages 239 243 year 1976 month August pmid 947688 doi 10.1378 chest.70.2.239 url http www.chestjournal.org cgi pmidlookup?view long&pmid 947688 ref Eponym They are named after Theodore Caldwell Janeway 1872&ndash 1917 , an American professor of medicine with interests in cardiology and infectious disease . ref cite journal author Janeway C. title Presidential Address to The American Association of Immunologists. The road less traveled by the role of innate immuni ... more details
Carditis is the inflammation of the heart ref DorlandsDict two 000017437 carditis ref or its surroundings. It is usually studied and treated by specifying it as Pericarditis is the inflammation of the pericardium Myocarditis is the inflammation of the heart heart muscle Endocarditis is the inflammation of the endocardium Reflux carditis refers to a possible outcome of esophageal reflux also known as Gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD Pancarditis inflammation of the entire heart the epicardium and the myocardium and the endocardium carditis inflammation of the heart References reflist Heart diseases Inflammation Category Heart diseases disease stub ar de Karditis es Carditis it Pancardite pt Cardite fi Syd ntulehdus ... more details
Orphan date October 2008 Mergeto aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva date January 2010 An aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva aneurysm of the aortic sinus may rupture due to some causes. These include infective endocarditis involving the aortic wall and tertiary stage syphilis . The manifestations appear depending on the site where the sinus has ruptured. For example, if the sinus ruptures in a low pressure area like the right atrium or right ventricle then a continuous type of murmur is heard. The murmur is located in the left parasternal region mainly confined to the lower sternum. It is also accompanied by a superficial thrill. Category Congenital vascular defects medicine stub ... more details
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