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Kim Eagle, M.D., Editor

Skin and Nail Lesions in Endocarditis

Michael Barza, M.D.

N Engl J Med 1993; 329:1626November 25, 1993

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Figure 1 Skin and Nail Lesions in Endocarditis.

Typical subungual (“splinter”) hemorrhage and numerous petechiae on the skin of the abdomen are seen in a patient with staphylococcal endocarditis.

Kim Eagle, M.D.

Michael Barza, M.D.
New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111