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Non-infective endocarditis Characteristics and Pathophysiology

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Non-infective endocarditis ... IDFellowCase #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #BCNIE #CNIE #Endocarditis ... #Cardiac #Pathophysiology
Non-Infective Endocarditis - Pathophysiology
Non-infective Endocarditis Pathophysiology:
 • Valves usually undamaged - Etiology poorly understood but thought
Non-Infective Endocarditis ... Non-infective Endocarditis ... failure is rare Infective ... Endocarditis Pathophysiology ... and failure - Infectious
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology

Lemierre’s is an infectious thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.

 - It starts
Lemierre’s Syndrome ... - Pathophysiology ... oropharyngeal infection ... infection ... deep space neck infection
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
B, hepatitis C infection ... hepatitis B and C infection ... , infective endocarditis ... ulcers (without genital ... endocarditis
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Endocarditis, Acute ... - Leaflet: • Infection ... : Infective Endocarditis ... Inflammatory: Infectious ... Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Endocarditis (BCNIE ... • Infection with ... special media) • Infection ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
Non-Infective Endocarditis ... ) Non-infective ... vs non-infective ... - Infectious Diseases ... Marantic #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Pyogenic/focal infection ... arthritis • Infective ... • Hyper-IgD syndrome ... • Sub-acute infective ... endocarditis Non-Infectious
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection ... recent symptomatic genital ... infection is uncommon ... Disseminated #Gonococcal #Infection ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
NMS, serotonin syndrome ... lines, osteo, endocarditis ... rxn), Secondary infection ... Hospital-Acquired Infection ... 19 • Unrelated Infection