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Systemic Embolization as the Initial Presentation of a Rare Cause of Infective Endocarditis

Infective endocarditis is a rare disease and is associated with a high mortality rate. The following case describes a 56-year-old gentleman who presented to our hospital with a pulseless left leg concerning for acute limb ischemia, which was managed with emergent revascularization. His subsequent wo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Riaz, Sana, Sampat, Parth J, Khan, Alisha, Bakrukov, Dmitriy, Carhart, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7282377/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32528787
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8472
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Sumario:Infective endocarditis is a rare disease and is associated with a high mortality rate. The following case describes a 56-year-old gentleman who presented to our hospital with a pulseless left leg concerning for acute limb ischemia, which was managed with emergent revascularization. His subsequent workup revealed IE due to a rare organism known as Streptococcus dysgalactiae. Through this case, we want to showcase this rare cause of IE and also highlight systemic embolization as its possible initial presentation.