Question

As a child, Jamie suffered from rheumatic fever, which caused some major damage to one of her heart valves. Otherwise she is healthy. . However, she's been advised against getting body piercings, and her dentist gives her antibiotics before performing some dental procedures. What is the concern

Answer 1

The concern of the medical personnel is that Jamie is more likely to develop subacute bacterial endocarditis.

What is subacute bacterial endocarditis?

Bacterial endocarditis is a bacterial infection of the inner layers of the heart which affects mostly the heart valves leading to abnormal functioning of the valves.

A subacute bacterial endocarditis occurs with a gradual onset of symptoms such as

• fatigue,

• mild fever,

• a moderately fast heart rate,

• weight loss,

• sweating, and a low red blood cell count.

Because Jamie had suffered from rheumatic fever, which caused some major damage to one of her heart valves, any procedure that would introduce bacteria to her blood is highly avoided.

That was why she was told to avoid getting body piercings and taking antibiotics before performing any dental procedures.

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