Endocarditis due to Bacteroides fragilis is a rare disorder. This article describes a case of Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis associated with portal and superior mesenteric venous thrombosis in a patient without preexisting valvular heart disease and review the cases of endocarditis due to this anaerobic bacterium in medical literature since 1980.
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Rodrigues, C., Siciliano, R. F., Zeigler, R., & Strabelli, T. M. V. (2012). Bacteroides fragilis endocarditis: a case report and review of literature. Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 16(1), 100–104. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1413-86702012000100020
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