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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2025

Bilateral retinal artery occlusion as the initial presentation of infectious endocarditis: a case report.

Ana Bárbara Dias Lopes Urzedo, Bruna Predabon, Márcio Adriano Filho, Germano Ramos Boff, Kenzo Hokazono

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Ana Bárbara Dias Lopes UrzedoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Paraná, R. da Paz, 195 (123), Curitiba, PR, 80060-160, Brazil.
Bruna PredabonDepartment of Ophthalmology, Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Paraná, R. da Paz, 195 (123), Curitiba, PR, 80060-160, Brazil.
Márcio Adriano FilhoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Paraná, R. da Paz, 195 (123), Curitiba, PR, 80060-160, Brazil.
Germano Ramos BoffDepartment of Ophthalmology, Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Paraná, R. da Paz, 195 (123), Curitiba, PR, 80060-160, Brazil.
Kenzo HokazonoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of Paraná, R. da Paz, 195 (123), Curitiba, PR, 80060-160, Brazil. kenzo_hokazono@hotmail.com.

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Abstract

backgroundRetinal artery occlusion due to infective endocarditis is rare, and only a few cases have been reported in literature. Systematic and comprehensive studies of patients with this ophthalmological disease may help uncover serious underlying medical conditions. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of an 80-year-old Brazilian woman with bilateral retinal artery occlusion as the initial presentation of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae endocarditis.

conclusionInfective endocarditis has many different forms of presentation and a high clinical suspicion is often required to reach a diagnosis. This case report highlights the importance of remembering retinal artery occlusion as a complication of infective endocarditis even if concurrent cardiovascular risk factors are present.

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Endocarditis, BacterialErysipelothrix InfectionsRetinal Artery OcclusionAged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsFemaleHumansAnti-Bacterial AgentsCentral retinal artery occlusionErysipelothrix rhusiopathiaeInfectious endocarditis

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