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Case Reports
. 2017 Jul 14;1(3):229-231.
doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2017.3.33126. eCollection 2017 Aug.

Abiotrophia defectiva Endocarditis: An Easy Miss

Erica Escarcega  1 , Caitlin Trovato  2 , Osamudiamen Idahosa  2 , John Gillard  2 , Holly Stankewicz  1
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Case Reports

Abiotrophia defectiva Endocarditis: An Easy Miss

Erica Escarcega et al. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. .

Abstract

Subacute endocarditis often presents with an indolent course. A potentially lethal form generated by infection with Abiotrophia defectiva may be easily overlooked early in its presentation. This report discusses the case of an 18-year-old male discovered to have severe endocarditis after presenting to the emergency department with the chief complaint of foot pain.

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Conflicts of Interest: By the CPC-EM article submission agreement, all authors are required to disclose all affiliations, funding sources and financial or management relationships that could be perceived as potential sources of bias. The authors disclosed none.

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Transthoracic echocardiogram showing focal thickening of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve (a) with a large perforation (b), as well as increased thickness of the aortic valve with vegetations (c).
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