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  • Title: Unusual septoplasty complication: Streptococcus viridans endocarditis.
    Author: Leonard DW, Thompson DH.
    Journal: Ear Nose Throat J; 1998 Oct; 77(10):827, 830-1. PubMed ID: 9818534.
    Abstract:
    Infection is an infrequently reported complication following septoplasty and septorhinoplasty. Among the recognized but rare infections are toxic shock syndrome, spinal osteomyelitis, meningitis, septic cavernous sinus thrombosis and endocarditis. A high index of suspicion is required to diagnose these infections early and thereby minimize morbidity and mortality. We present a case of endocarditis following septoplasty in a patient who had no identifiable preoperative risk factors but who experienced recurrent fever and chills postoperatively.
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