An unusual case of infective endocarditis with acute limb ischemia and cardiac embolism

Autor: Nour Daoud, Kiran Malikayil, Dinesh Regalla, Mohammad Alam
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: IDCases, Vol 25, Iss , Pp e01201- (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2214-2509
DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01201
Popis: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a persistent health issue, particularly among intravenous drug users. We discussed a case of infective endocarditis in a patient who uses IV drugs, which had some unusual features such as unusual presentation, polymicrobial infection, left-sided valve involvement, coronary embolism, and an uncommon pathogen for IE.
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