Unraveling a rare presentation of bivalvular infective endocarditis using POCUS

Infective endocarditis (IE) is rare, and involvement of two valves is rarer yet. We present a case of a 22‐year‐old male with liver failure who was found to have bivalvular IE. This case sheds light on the association between bivalvular IE and seemingly unrelated symptoms, emphasizing the need for e...

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Autores principales: Dvalishvili, Mariam, Ahmad, Soban, Qavi, Ahmed Hassaan, Ardhanari, Sivakumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10683036/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38033689
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.8260
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Sumario:Infective endocarditis (IE) is rare, and involvement of two valves is rarer yet. We present a case of a 22‐year‐old male with liver failure who was found to have bivalvular IE. This case sheds light on the association between bivalvular IE and seemingly unrelated symptoms, emphasizing the need for early recognition.

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