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
Hauptverfasser: Shrestha, Dhan B, Shtembari, Jurgen, Sowunmi, Leanne, Adhikari, Aarya, Joshi, Tilak
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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.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.37802