ИНФЕКЦИОННЫЙ ЭНДОКАРДИТ: ОБЪЕКТИВНЫЕ ТРУДНОСТИ ДЛЯ КЛИНИЦИСТА

Abstract

The analysis of diagnostic errors in 262 patients was made with proved diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE), the frequency and causes of its occurrence were discussed. Along with the lack of orientation of primary care physicians in the problem of IE, there are objective difficulties in early diagnosis of diseases caused by a variety of clinical manifestations of IE. The most common initial diagnostic hypotheses in patients with IE were unexplained fever, pneumonia , urinary tract infections , rheumatic diseases.

Keywords

• infective endocarditis
• difficulties in the diagnosis