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What Is The Cause For Heart Murmur And Fever With Decreased Appetite?
My niece has had a fever every eveningfor the past 15 days. It gets as high as 103. She also has decreased appetite with it.. she has a hx of heart murmur. What are the chances it is endocarditis? She did have a cut in her mouth from her braces recently.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,
There are chances with the features you have described. But there are other scoring system (modified Duke's criteria) with investigation like ECHO of heart and blood culture will help in diagnosis.
Dr. Pinak
There are chances with the features you have described. But there are other scoring system (modified Duke's criteria) with investigation like ECHO of heart and blood culture will help in diagnosis.
Dr. Pinak
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Hi,
There are chances with the features you have described. But there are other scoring system (modified Duke's criteria) with investigation like ECHO of heart and blood culture will help in diagnosis.
Dr. Pinak
There are chances with the features you have described. But there are other scoring system (modified Duke's criteria) with investigation like ECHO of heart and blood culture will help in diagnosis.
Dr. Pinak
I find this answer helpful
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