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Auritaover 5 years ago

A 30 year old intravenous drug abuser presented with high fever, chest pain, malaise and pedal edema. He also had hemorrhagic spots under his nails. What is your provisional diagnosis?

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over 5 years ago

Infective endocarditis

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Microcytic aneamia

over 5 years ago

Rheumatic fever

over 5 years ago

Infective endocarditis. Rheumatic fever is more commonly a result of strep pyogenes infection which initially manifests as a throat infection. Likely causative microorganisms include S.aureus and Strep. Viridans

over 5 years ago

Acute infective endocarditis

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