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      Navel Piercing as a Cause for Streptococcus viridans Endocarditis: Case Report, Review of the Literature and Implications for Antibiotic Prophylaxis

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          We describe a case of Streptococcus viridans endocarditis in a 17-year-old female with congenital ventricular septal defect, that followed shortly after performing naval piercing. She was eventually treated with penicillin with complete recovery. We review other cases from the literature of piercing-associated endocarditis, and suggest that individuals at particularly high risk might be considered for antibiotic prophylaxis prior to such procedures.

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          Endocarditis after nipple piercing in a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve.

          Christoph Ochsenfahrt, Reinhard Friedl, Andreas Hannekum … (2001)
          Piercing the skin for cosmetic reasons can be dangerous in young adults who have previously undergone surgery for congenital defects of the heart. We report the case of a 24-year-old man in whom coarctation of the aorta had been corrected 15 years earlier. Two months after piercing his left nipple without antibiotic prophylaxis, he developed a local mastitis, followed by bacterial endocarditits that required replacement of the aortic valve.
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            Endocarditis due to Neisseria mucosa after tongue piercing.

            H Tronel, H Chaudemanche, N Pechier … (2001)
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              Fashion victim: infective endocarditis after nasal piercing.

              I Ramage, Alan Thomson, Edward N Wilson (1997)
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                Journal ID (publisher-id): CRD
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Cardiology
                Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.0008-6312
                Title: Cardiology
                Publisher: S. Karger AG
                ISSN (Print): 0008-6312
                ISSN (Electronic): 1421-9751
                Publication date Subscription-year: 2007
                Publication date (Print): September 2007
                Publication date (Electronic): 30 October 2006
                Volume: 108
                Issue: 3
                Pages: 159-160
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                aDepartment of Internal Medicine, Divisions of bInfectious Disease, and cCardiology, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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                Publisher ID: 96587 Other ID: Cardiology 2007;108:159–160
                DOI: 10.1159/000096587
                PubMed ID: 17077628
                SO-VID: 61ef2d62-9d7e-41f4-9c82-74475ae364df
                Copyright © © 2007 S. Karger AG, Basel
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                Date received : 08 June 2006
                Date accepted : 10 June 2006
                Page count
                References: 8, Pages: 2
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                Subject: Case Report

                ScienceOpen disciplines: General medicine,Neurology,Cardiovascular Medicine,Internal medicine,Nephrology
                Keywords: Piercing,Infective endocarditis,Review,Prophylaxis
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: General medicine, Neurology, Cardiovascular Medicine, Internal medicine, Nephrology
                Keywords: Piercing, Infective endocarditis, Review, Prophylaxis

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