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TORCH syndrome is a cluster of symptoms caused by congenital infection with toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, and other organisms including syphilis, parvovirus, and Varicella zoster. [1] Zika virus is considered the most recent member of TORCH infections. [2]
Infective endocarditis is an infection of the inner surface of the heart (endocardium), usually the valves. [1] Signs and symptoms may include fever, small areas of bleeding into the skin, heart murmur, feeling tired, and low red blood cell count.
Osler's nodes result from the deposition of immune complexes. [3] The resulting inflammatory response leads to swelling, redness, and pain that characterize these lesions. ...
Toxoplasmosis: TORCH infection due to Toxoplasma gondii parasite. Condition is commonly associated with undercooked meat or contact with cat feces. Symptoms of this disease include seizures, hydrocephalus, and chorioretinitis. Cytomegalovirus: viral TORCH infection associated with sensorineural hearing loss, hepatomegaly, and jaundice.
The CDC is warning people who've had heart surgery since 2012 that they could face a life-threatening bacterial infection. CDC warns open heart surgery patients could get deadly infection Skip to ...
Symptoms of myocarditis or pericarditis may include chest pain, shortness of breath or “feelings of having a fast-beating, fluttering, or pounding heart,” and cases after vaccination have most ...
Infective endocarditis is an infection of the inner surface of the heart, usually the valves. [3] Symptoms may include fever, small areas of bleeding into the skin, heart murmur, feeling tired, and low red blood cells. [3] Complications may include valvular insufficiency, heart failure, stroke, and kidney failure. [4] [3]
People who were diagnosed with severe COVID-19 infections from the first wave of the pandemic could face double the risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study has found. Researchers focused on ...