An unusual case of infective endocarditis with acute limb ischemia and cardiac embolism

Nour Daoud; Kiran Malikayil; Dinesh Regalla; Mohammad Alam

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01201

An unusual case of infective endocarditis with acute limb ischemia and cardiac embolism

IDCases. 2021 Jun 17:25:e01201. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01201. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Nour Daoud¹, Kiran Malikayil², Dinesh Regalla¹, Mohammad Alam¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Disease, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA.
² Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA.

Abstract

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a persistent health issue, particularly among intravenous drug users. We discussed a case of infective endocarditis in a patient who uses IV drugs, which had some unusual features such as unusual presentation, polymicrobial infection, left-sided valve involvement, coronary embolism, and an uncommon pathogen for IE.

Keywords: Infective endocarditis; Polymicrobial infections; acute limb ischemia; cardiac embolism; streptococcus agalactiae.

Publication types

Case Reports