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ArticleCureus2024

A Typical Case of Atypical Disease: "Three Noes" Infective Endocarditis.

Masashi Yokose, Takanobu Hirosawa, Keita Tsunashima, Taro Shimizu

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Masashi YokoseDepartment of Diagnostic and Generalist Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, JPN.
Takanobu HirosawaDepartment of Diagnostic and Generalist Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, JPN.
Keita TsunashimaDepartment of Emergency and General Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University Nikko Medical Center, Nikko, JPN.
Taro ShimizuDepartment of Diagnostic and Generalist Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, JPN.

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Abstract

Recognizing typical presentations of atypical cases is essential to reduce diagnostic errors and achieve better diagnoses. To better understand this, we report a typical case of "three noes" infective endocarditis (no left-sided, no intravenous drug use, and no intracardiac devices) with some different characteristics from well-known infective endocarditis. A 16-year-old boy with a history of atopic dermatitis presented with a one-month history of intermittent fever and shaking chills. The patient became afebrile with oral antibiotics, and initial investigations did not detect any evidence of bacterial infection, including heart murmurs and peripheral embolic manifestations. However, his symptoms relapsed one week after the cessation of antibiotics. A repeated workup revealed tricuspid valve infective endocarditis due to methicillin-susceptible

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atopic dermatitisdiagnostic errorinfective endocarditisthree noes infective endocarditistypicality

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PMCPMC11344238

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