WHEN CLINICAL FINDINGS TAKE YOU DOWN THE WRONG PATH: PERSISTENT FEVER IN A PATIENT WITH PREVIOUS CARDIAC SURGERY
Anno:
2024
INTRODUCTION: In a patient who underwent previous cardiac surgery, persistent fever may be related to endocarditis. Symptoms and cardiovascular imaging, such as echocardiogram and PET/CT, may guide clinicians and surgeons to the correct diagnosis. DISCUSSION: A 43-years-old man came to our attention because of persistent fever (lasting several months)…