Renal damage in infective endocarditis

Infective endocarditis (IE) is inflammation of the heart valve or ventricular wall endometrium caused by direct infection by microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms such as viruses, rickettsia, chlamydia, and spirochaete, etc.), including Acute and subacute endocardial inflammation. There are two types of kidney damage caused by infective endocardium. One is caused by micro or large emboli, called embolic nephritis or renal infarction. The other is called immune nephritis due to immune abnormalities, which includes focal glomerulonephritis, focal glomerulonecrosis and diffuse glomerulonephritis. Histological changes are similar to nephritis after streptococcal infection.

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