A Case of Infective Endocarditis Complicated with an Acute Coronary Syndrome, Cerebral Septic Infarction, and Sepsis Akut Koroner Sendrom, Serebral Septik Enfarkt ve Sepsis ile Komplike Olmuş Bir İnfektif Endokardit Olgusu

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Şahinoğlu M. S., ALKAN S.

Klimik Dergisi, vol.36, no.3, pp.229-231, 2023 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.36519/kd.2023.4445
  • Journal Name: Klimik Dergisi
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.229-231
  • Keywords: acute coronary syndrome, endocarditis, meningitis, sepsis, Staphylococcus aureus
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare and highly mortal infectious disease. A 41-year-old male patient who was being followed with the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome, acute cerebrovascular disease, meningitis and sepsis, was diagnosed with IE with the presence of vegetation on the mitral valve and Staphylococcus aureus growth in his blood culture. The patient was treated with cefazolin plus vancomycin. We present this case to remind that IE can cause var-ious complications and careful examination may be required for the diagnosis.