A 25 yr. old girl admitted as a case of septic abortion with tricuspid valve endocarditis. Vegetation from the valve likely to affect will be
Ans. D. LungBacteria present within the uterus colonizes dead conception products are responsible for the initiation of maternal infection and this infection may extend to cause endocarditis, peritonitis, parametritis and septicemia.Septic pelvic thrombophlebitis with or without septic pulmonary embolization is an uncommon but devastating complication of septic abortion. Right sided endocarditis often results in septic pulmonary emboli responsible for the cause of infarction and lung abscess.
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