Revue médicale de la Suisse romande
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Rev Med Suisse Romande · Jan 1999
Review Case Reports[Endocarditis manifesting as a spondylodiscitis and psoas abscess].
The revealing of a bacterial endocarditis by a spondylodiscitis is relatively rare. Only 80 cases have been reported ever since De Sèze's and his team's first publication in 1965. ⋯ This case shows that one always have to search for an endocarditis when dealing with a spondylodiscitis. A thorough examination including a cardiac ultrasound is mandatory and a six weeks follow-up is necessary, since the prognosis depend mainly on the valvular disease.