Successful medical management of prosthetic-valve endocarditis complicated by perivalvular abscess

Maria do Carmo Pereira Nunes^I; Claudio Leo Gelape^II; Felipe Batista Lima Barbosa^III; Luciano Ribeiro Leduc^III; Christiano Gonçalves de Araújo^IV; Lucas Fabel Chalup^V; Marcela Ferreira Nicoliello^V; Teresa Cristina Abreu Ferrari^I

DOI: 10.1590/S0102-76382009000400026

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1. MD, PhD. Federal University of Minas Gerais - School of Medicine - Department of Internal Medicine. 2. MD, PhD. Federal University of Minas Gerais - University Hospital - Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery. 3. MD. Federal University of Minas Gerais - School of Medicine. 4. MD. Federal University of Minas Gerais - University Hospital - Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery. 5. Federal University of Minas Gerais - School of Medicine. Correspondence
Maria do Carmo Pereira Nunes MD, PhD Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Clínica Médica Av. Prof. Alfredo Balena, 190 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil - CEP 30130-100 E-mail: mcarmo@waymail.com.br