Streptococcus agalactiae as a Primary Cause of Infective Endocarditis With Septic Emboli in an Undiagnosed Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis Patient: An Encounter in a US-Based Safety-Net Hospital
Splenic infarct is a rare sequel of infective endocarditis (IE). We report a case of a 43-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities diagnosed with a splenic infarct secondary to group B IE. The development of a splenic hematoma complicated the hospital course. This case highlights the less comm...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2023-04, Vol.15 (4), p.e37802 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Splenic infarct is a rare sequel of
infective endocarditis (IE). We report a case of a 43-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities diagnosed with a splenic infarct secondary to group B
IE. The development of a splenic hematoma complicated the hospital course. This case highlights the less common etiology of IE and the potential complications. |
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ISSN: | 2168-8184 2168-8184 |
DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.37802 |