Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 40, Issue 4 , Pages 352-357 , July 2011

Multiple mycotic aneurysms reveal Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis in a young patient

  • Asmaa Tamdy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Cardiology B, University Mouhamed V, Rabat, Morocco
    • These authors contributed equally to this article.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Asmaa Tamdy, MD, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Cardiology B, University Hospital Center IBN SINA, University Mouhamed V, Rabat 10000, Morocco.
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  • Fedoua El Louali, MD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Cardiology B, University Mouhamed V, Rabat, Morocco
    • These authors contributed equally to this article.
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  • Manal Ounzar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Cardiology B, University Mouhamed V, Rabat, Morocco
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  • Hanane Fettouhi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Cardiology B, University Mouhamed V, Rabat, Morocco
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  • Hanane Hajkacem, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Mouhamed V, Rabat, Morocco
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  • Ibtissam Fellat, MD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Cardiology B, University Mouhamed V, Rabat, Morocco
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  • Jamila Zarzur, MD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Cardiology B, University Mouhamed V, Rabat, Morocco
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  • Leila Sbihi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Mouhamed V, Rabat, Morocco
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  • Nawal Doghmi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Cardiology B, University Mouhamed V, Rabat, Morocco
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  • Latifa Oukerraj, MD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Cardiology B, University Mouhamed V, Rabat, Morocco
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  • Mouhamed Cherti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Cardiology B, University Mouhamed V, Rabat, Morocco

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doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2010.05.048

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 40, Issue 4 , Pages 352-357 , July 2011

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