Incidental finding of endocarditis in a preterm neonate

Intracardiac vegetations in neonates are relatively rare and are usually diagnosed on discovery of related symptoms such as persistent thrombocytopenia, a new onset murmur or persistent sepsis.1,2 We present the case of a female twin …

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