Abstract
The authors present the case of a 49-year-old female who presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of "not eating well." She was found to have a heart murmur, a focal neurological deficit, and large mitral valve vegetation. The patient was later diagnosed with acute Pseudomonal endocarditis with septic emboli to the brain, liver, spleen, and kidneys. A discussion of the patient presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and outcome are reviewed.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Clinical Conference
MeSH terms
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Anorexia / etiology
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Brain Infarction / diagnosis
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal
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Embolism / diagnosis
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Embolism / etiology
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
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Female
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Humans
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Infarction / diagnostic imaging
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Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery / diagnosis
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Kidney / blood supply
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Liver / blood supply
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Magnetic Resonance Angiography
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Middle Aged
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Mitral Valve / microbiology
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Muscle Weakness / etiology
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Pseudomonas Infections / diagnosis
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Radiography
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Spleen / blood supply