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| CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 2023 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 105-107 |
Native tricuspid valve endocarditis presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin
S Singh, A Goel
Department of Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. S Singh
Department of Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Delhi
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_194_22
Native tricuspid valve endocarditis is quite rare without any predisposing factors and poses a diagnostic challenge because of fewer cardiac symptoms and lesser peripheral manifestations. This is a case report of a 25-year-old female who presented with high-grade fever, dry cough, decreased appetite, and weight loss for 1 month with no history of intravenous drug use or evidence of underlying cardiac abnormality and was diagnosed with native tricuspid valve endocarditis.
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