24th September 2021

A patient who underwent a percutaneous pulmonary valvuloplasty develops a fever three weeks later

A patient who underwent a percutaneous pulmonary valvuloplasty develops a fever three weeks later. Small, non-tender maculopapular lesions are spotted on the palms on the hands and soles of the feet, and a soft, early diastolic decrescendo murmur is heard at Erb’s point.

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