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Six months ago, a 5-year-old child was operated for CHD. For the last 3 weeks he has complained of fever, heart pain, aching muscles and bones. Examination results: "white-coffee"skin colour, auscultation revealed systolic murmur in the region of heart along with a noise in the III-IV intercostal space. Examination of fingertips revealed Janeway lesions. What is your provisional diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Nonrheumatic carditis
  2. Infectious endocarditis
  3. Typhoid fever
  4. Sepsis
  5. Acute rheumatic fever
Correct answer

Infectious endocarditis

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