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Title: | Septic emboli secondary to Infective Endocarditis |
Authors: | Paris, Timothy Padovani, Luisa Pavia, Jessica |
Keywords: | Infective endocarditis -- Malta -- Case studies Embolism -- Malta -- Case studies Rare diseases -- Malta -- Case studies |
Issue Date: | 2016 |
Publisher: | MMSA |
Citation: | Minima Medicamenta. 2016, (5), p. 20-23 |
Abstract: | A 31 year old lady was brought to casualty by a friend, unconscious and incontinent of urine and faeces. She was responsive to verbal stimuli with a Glasgow Come Scale (GCS) of 10 and noted to have a fever of 39.6oC. She had a blood pressure (BP) of 116/65 mmHg and a pulse rate of 160 bpm. She was allegedly unresponsive for two days prior to admission. She is a known intravenous drug user (IVDU). Physical examination revealed bilateral puncture wounds in the groin. In view of her poor general condition she was admitted to the intensive therapy unit (ITU). She was started in empirical antibiotics which included both G+ and G- coverage. Blood culture eventually grew a methicillin sensitive staphylococcus areus (MSSA), and the antibiotics were eventually downgraded to flucloxacillin. A transoesophageal echocardiogram (TOE) showed a massive infective endocarditis of the mitral valve, which was rendered incompetent. An MRI scan of the brain revealed multiple septic emboli resulting in several cerebral infarcts. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/10142 |
Appears in Collections: | Minima Medicamenta 2016 Minima Medicamenta 2016 |
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