1. Clinical presentations
Infective endocarditis is an infection that involves both the endothelial surface of the heart and the valves. The clinical presentations however involve other systems as well and include:
General manifestations whereby patients may complain of cough, weight loss, anorexia, general malaise, back and joint pains. Other general signs include fever which is intermittent in nature, petechiae especially in the conjuctiva and mucous membranes, Osler’s nodes that is, small but painful nodes which appear in the pads of the fingers or toes and splinter hemorrhages under toenails or fingernails which may at times be present (Sabharwal et al. 354).
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