Wunderlich syndrome as first manifestation of infective endocarditis

Scand J Urol Nephrol. 2003;37(1):90-2. doi: 10.1080/00365590310008794.

Abstract

Infective endocarditis (IE) presents with several signs and symptoms that are mainly heart-related and the result of bacteremia. We describe the case of a woman with severe renal hemorrhage due to a septic embolic cortical infarction, who was also receiving anticoagulation therapy because of cardiopathy, whose retroperitoneal hematoma was the first manifestation of IE.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anticoagulants / adverse effects*
  • Embolism / diagnosis
  • Embolism / etiology*
  • Embolism / therapy
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / therapy
  • Female
  • Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Hemorrhage / therapy
  • Humans
  • Infarction / diagnosis
  • Infarction / etiology*
  • Infarction / therapy
  • Kidney Diseases / diagnosis
  • Kidney Diseases / etiology*
  • Kidney Diseases / therapy
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / complications*
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / drug therapy*
  • Syndrome

Substances

  • Anticoagulants