Case Reports
A Case of Infective Endocarditis caused by Salmonella paratyphi A
Authors:
U.K. Egodage ,
Teaching Hospital, Karapitiya, Galle, LK
About U.K.
Registrar in Medicine
C. Dharmarathne,
Teaching Hospital, Karapitiya, Galle, LK
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Registrar in Medicine
M.S. Mohideen,
Teaching Hospital, Karapitiya, Galle, LK
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Registrar in Medicine
M.U. Dahanayake,
Teaching Hospital, Karapitiya, Galle, LK
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Senior Registrar in Medicine
C.K. Bodinayake
Teaching Hospital, Karapitiya, Galle, LK
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Consultant Physician, University Medical Unit
Abstract
Introduction: Endocarditis is a rare complication of salmonellosis. The most frequently observed species is Salmonella typhi[1]. Endocarditis caused by Salmonella paratyphi is extremely rare with only few previous cases documented in the medical literature[2-7]. We report a case of endocarditis caused by Salmonella paratyphi A in an otherwise healthy young patient.
How to Cite:
Egodage, U.K. et al., (2015). A Case of Infective Endocarditis caused by Salmonella paratyphi A. Journal of the Ruhunu Clinical Society. 20(1), pp.27–28. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/jrcs.v20i1.9
Published on 01 Nov 2015.
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