ArticleCureus2025
A Rare Case of Pediatric Infective Endocarditis Initially Presenting as Meningitis in a Previously Healthy Child.
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- Münchausen syndrome by proxy: a literary review and a reminder for every health care professional.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2026Review
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Abstract
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare but life-threatening condition in children, particularly in those without heart disease. Delayed diagnosis can lead to serious systemic complications. We report the case of an eight-year-old previously healthy girl, initially misdiagnosed with bacterial meningitis, who developed multiple septic embolic events (cerebral infarcts, digital gangrene, and splenic and renal infarction) despite being on antibiotic therapy. Repeat echocardiograms revealed mitral valve vegetation and an aortic root abscess. Blood cultures (aerobic and anaerobic) grew methicillin-sensitive
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