Although approximately 30% of patients with endocarditis present with neurological complications, the development of meningitis in these patients is rare. This case report describes a female patient who developed meningitis as a complication of mitral valve endocarditis, and surgery was required for this patient due to acute heart failure resulting from the rupture of the chordae tendineae.
Veiga VC, Carvalho JC, Amaya LEC, Martins MS, Rojas SSO. Meningitis as a complication of infective endocarditis. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva 2012;24(3):308-11.
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Veiga, Viviane Cordeiro; Carvalho, Júlio César de; Amaya, Luis Enrique Campodonico; Martins, Marcos Sérgio; Rojas, Salomón Soriano Ordinola. Meningitis as a complication of infective endocarditis. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva, v. 24, n. 3, p. 308-311, Nov. 2012.
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Veiga, V. C., Carvalho, J. C. , Amaya, L. E. C., Martins, M. S., & Rojas, S. S. O. (2012). Meningitis as a complication of infective endocarditis. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva, 24(3), 308-311.
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Veiga, Viviane Cordeiro and Carvalho, Júlio César de and Amaya, Luis Enrique Campodonico and Martins, Marcos Sérgio and Rojas, Salomón Soriano Ordinola. Meningitis as a complication of infective endocarditis. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva [online]. 2012, vol. 24, n. 3, [cited 2024-05-20], pp.308-311. Available from: <https://criticalcarescience.org/article/meningitis-as-a-complication-of-infective-endocarditis/>.
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