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ArticleOxford medical case reports2024

Septic cardioembolic stroke secondary to infective endocarditis in a young patient with rheumatic heart disease: a case report.

Helena Agostingo Buque, Evangelina Namburete, Deise Catamo Vaz, Frederico João Sebasteão, Yanina Baduro, Elder Lorenzo Rosales, Nachan Arroz, Lazara Bacallao, Damiano Pizzol, Lee Smith

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Helena Agostingo BuqueDepartment of Neurology, Maputo Central Hospital, 1653 Avenida Eduardo Mondlane, 1100, Mozambique.
Evangelina NambureteDepartment of Internal Medicine, Maputo Central Hospital, 1653 Avenida Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, 1100, Mozambique.
Deise Catamo VazDepartment of Neurology, Maputo Central Hospital, 1653 Avenida Eduardo Mondlane, 1100, Mozambique.
Frederico João SebasteãoDepartment of Neurology, Maputo Central Hospital, 1653 Avenida Eduardo Mondlane, 1100, Mozambique.
Yanina BaduroDepartment of Neurology, Maputo Central Hospital, 1653 Avenida Eduardo Mondlane, 1100, Mozambique.
Elder Lorenzo RosalesDepartment of Neurology, Maputo Central Hospital, 1653 Avenida Eduardo Mondlane, 1100, Mozambique.
Nachan ArrozDepartment of Neurology, Maputo Central Hospital, 1653 Avenida Eduardo Mondlane, 1100, Mozambique.
Lazara BacallaoDepartment of Neurology, Maputo Central Hospital, 1653 Avenida Eduardo Mondlane, 1100, Mozambique.
Damiano PizzolOperational Research Unit, Doctors with Africa, Beira, Rua Fernao Mendez Pinto 165, Ponta Gea, Beira, 1363, Mozambique.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4122-0774
Lee SmithCentre for Health, Performance and Wellbeing, Anglia Ruskin University, Young Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB1 2LZ, United Kingdom.

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Abstract

The risk of stroke due to infective endocarditis is particularly high during the first week. Moreover, in low-resource settings where imaging access is limited, and diagnostic pathways are inaccurate the risk further increases. In addition to antibiotic therapy, treatment may include intravenous thrombolysis, with high risk of hemorrhagic complications in patients with infective endocarditis or mechanical thrombectomy. We report here a case of a 24-year-old male with rheumatic heart disease presenting a septic cardioembolic stroke secondary to infective endocarditis that was successfully treated in a low-resource setting.

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cardiology and cardiovascular systemsinfectious diseases and tropical medicine

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PMID39119015
PMCPMC11304976

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