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Hi doctor, i am having fever for the past six days. does it is a symptom of endocarditis?

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Endocarditis: A prolonged fever with your symptoms of breathlessness and mitral valve prolaps certainly speak in favor of endocarditis. You should seek immediate help from an infectious disease specialist and cardiologist.

Answered 6/16/2013

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Possibly: Mitral valve prolapse is a major risk factor for the development of infective endocarditis. You should be seen by an infectious diseases expert and subjected to a full detailed evaluation. Do not wait on this. Time of diagnosis and appropriate therapy may determine the need for future cardiac surgery. Yes, you may have endocarditis.E.

Answered 6/24/2013

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