Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2013
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
- Nonrheumatic carditis
- Infectious endocarditis
- Typhoid fever
- Sepsis
- Acute rheumatic fever
Correct answer
Infectious endocarditis
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