[A 35-year-old woman with fever, dyspnea, and pain in the left thigh]

Clin Ter. 2001 Jan-Feb;152(1):51-5.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

A thirty-five years old woman during her twelfth pregnancy presented fever and pain at the left thigh. After cesarean delivery dyspnea added to the first two symptoms and pulmonary embolism was suspected. A clinical history revaluation suggested a diagnosis of infectious endocarditis and femoural osteomielitis due to a septic embolus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dyspnea / etiology
  • Endocarditis / complications
  • Endocarditis / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Fever / etiology
  • Humans
  • Osteomyelitis / complications
  • Osteomyelitis / diagnosis*
  • Pain / etiology
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis*
  • Thigh