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Two paediatric congenital heart disease patients presenting with low-grade fever without focal symptoms had positive blood cultures, highlighting the need to consider infective endocarditis.
Case Report (n=2)
Infective endocarditis should be considered in any pediatric congenital heart disease patient presenting with isolated fever without other associated clinical features.
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Supports IE consideration for isolated fever in pediatric CHD; case reports leave this hypothesis open for validation.
Two paediatric congenital heart disease patients presented with a brief history of low-grade fever without any focal symptoms. Their clinical features and laboratory tests were unremarkable; however, their blood cultures were positive that prompted further work-up. Infective endocarditis should be considered in any paediatric congenital heart disease patient who presents with fever without any other associated clinical features.
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DonaireGarcia et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Congenital heart disease (n=2). Fever without a source was evaluated on Positive blood cultures / Infective endocarditis. Two paediatric congenital heart disease patients presenting with low-grade fever without focal symptoms had positive blood cultures, highlighting the need to consider infective endocarditis.
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