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Case Report
Acute respiratory distress reveals a mitral endocarditis and complete a case of pneumococcal infection of Austrian syndrome
1 Anesthesia and Intensive Care Department of Mohamed V Military Hospital of Rabat, Mohamed V University of Rabat, Souissi, Rabat, Morocco
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Anesthesia and Intensive Care Department of Mohamed V Military Hospital of Rabat,
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Article ID: 100075Z06SF2020
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Fjouji S, Samali M, Atmani N, Doghmi N, Bakkali H, Baite A. Acute respiratory distress reveals a mitral endocarditis and complete a case of pneumococcal infection of Austrian syndrome. Case Rep Int 2020;9:100075Z06SF2020.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Infectious endocarditis caused by Streptococcus pneumonia remains rare but serious. When it is associated with meningitis and pneumonia, it is called Austrian syndrome.
Case Report: The authors describe a case of a 66-year-old female Moroccan patient who presented a congestive heart failure due to mitral valve disease after few days of hospitalization for pneumococcal meningitis associated with pneumonitis. The patient had a favorable course after combination of antibiotic therapy followed by surgical valve replacement.
Conclusion: The recognition of this syndrome allows an early diagnosis of cardiac involvement often masked and which worsens the prognosis. Mortality can be lowered by appropriate medico-surgical management.
Keywords: Austrian syndrome, Heart failure, Mitral endocarditis, Respiratory distress
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Author Contributions
Salaheddine Fjouji - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Mehdi Samali - Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Nourredine Atmani - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Nawfal Doghmi - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Hicham Bakkali - Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Abdelouahad Baite - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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Consent StatementWritten informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this article.
Data AvailabilityAll relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.
Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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