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Infective Endocarditis, This is sometimes called subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE). In some cases the symptoms develop quite quickly and you can become very unwell over ...
Infective Endocarditis (Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment), Pathogenesis All cases have a non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (a sterile fibrin-platelet vegetation) as th...
Acute Polyarthritis, Migratory arthritis (flitting from joint to joint over a period of days) might suggest gonococcal infection, rheumatic fever (RF) , sarcoidosis , systemic lupus erythe...
Löffler's Eosinophilic Endocarditis, Causes of Löffler's eosinophilic endocarditis (aetiology) [ 3 ] L öffler's eosinophilic endocarditis i...
Acute Prostatitis, When the prostate gland becomes infected with a germ (a bacterial infection), the condition is known as acute prostatitis. 'itis' means inflammat...
Acute Sinusitis, However, acute severe sinusitis is uncommon. Most people only ever have one or two bouts of acute sinusitis in their lives.
Acute Diarrhoea in Children, The stool sample will then be examined in the laboratory to see if there is a bacterial cause of the infection. When should I seek medical advice? ...
Acute Bronchitis, This leaflet just deals with acute bronchitis. See the separate leaflets called Acute Sinusitis , Tonsillitis , Sore Throat , Laryngitis , Pleurisy , ...
Heart valves may be affected in many systemic autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis , SLE , antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, the seronegative spondyloarthropathies, the systemic vascu...
Acute Otitis Media in Children , Septic arthritis. Bacterial endocarditis. Prognosis [ 12 ] With the exception of the few complications given above, ther...
Acute Monoarthritis, CT and MRI scanning are more sensitive and specific than plain radiographs but have little utility in acute diagnosis. Management of acute mono...
Blind Treatment of Bacterial Infection, Some viral conditions may need prophylaxis to prevent secondary bacterial overgrowth - eg, acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis se...
Acute Nephritis (Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment), Any of the other causes of glomerulonephritis: Other bacterial infections - eg, typhoid , secondary syphilis , meticillin-resistant...
Thrombolytic Treatment of Acute Ischaemic Stroke, Severe liver disease. Bacterial endocarditis, pericarditis, acute pancreatitis. Prior stroke within three mo...
Corneal Problems - Acute and Non-acute, As a general rule, the deeper the corneal infection, the more severe the symptoms and complications. Bacterial keratitis Bac...
Acute Otitis Media in Adults (Causes, Symptoms and Treatment), Septic arthritis . Bacterial endocarditis . [ 12 ] OME rarely develops in adults (in childre...
Acute Exacerbations of COPD (COPD Flare-ups), An acute exacerbation is more commonly known as a 'flare-up'. An acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
Bacterial Vaginosis, In women who are having periods , bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of a vaginal discharge. What is bacterial vaginosis? , Vagina...
Acute Pulmonary Oedema, (Aetiology) Raised pulmonary capillary pressure: Heart: Coronary heart disease: acute myocardial infarction , acute coronary syndro...
Acute Diarrhoea in Adults, Other causes of acute diarrhoea include anxiety, food allergy, acute appendicitis, acute radiation enteritis, and intestinal ischaemia.