Musculoskeletal Manifestations of Bacterial Endocarditis

摘要: In a retrospective analysis of bacterial endocarditis, 84 192 cases (44%) were found to have musculoskeletal manifestations one or more types. Common arthralgias (32 cases), arthritis (26 low back pain (24 diffuse myalgia (16 and myalgias localized the thigh calf (11 cases). The joint typically monarticular oligoarticular, commonly unilateral. No association was between pattern rheumatic symptoms other clinical manifestations, laboratory tests, causative organisms. 52 patients (27%), complaints first among endocarditis. frequency character these their tendency occur early in course disease indicate that they are an important feature endocarditis which, if not recognized, may cause delay diagnosis by mimicking disease.