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ArticleClinical case reports2025

A Case Report of Infective Endocarditis With Icterus.

Ramtin Rezaie Kalantari, AmirAbas Sadrian, Torkan Banaee Rezaeie, Masoud Mortezazadeh, Dalip Kumar, Michael Acidri, Abbas Mofidi

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7 authors.

Ramtin Rezaie KalantariDepartment of General Surgery, School of Medicine Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Ahvaz Iran.
AmirAbas SadrianDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Ahvaz Iran.
Torkan Banaee RezaeieDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Ahvaz Iran.
Masoud MortezazadehDepartment of Hematology-Oncology, Cancer Institute, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) Tehran Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3585-9379
Dalip KumarTrauma Network-Southend Hospital, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Southend University Hospital Southend UK.
Michael AcidriEmergency Department, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Southend University Hospital Southend UK.
Abbas MofidiEmergency Department ST3, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Southend University Hospital Southend UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2827-7998

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infective endocarditis, a severe condition with high morbidity and mortality, requires timely diagnosis and treatment. We present a case of a 49-year-old male with a 3-day history of icterus, abdominal pain, loose stool, and high-grade fever. He was unwell for 3 days prior to presenting. Despite normal cardiac and abdominal examinations, transthoracic echocardiography revealed a large mitral valve mass with severe regurgitation, necessitating emergency surgery. Successful mitral valve repair and vegetation removal led to full recovery. This case underscores the importance of early echocardiography in patients with systemic symptoms such as icterus, abdominal pain, and fever to promptly identify infective endocarditis and prevent complications.

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congestive hepatopathyculture‐negative endocarditisicterusinfective endocarditismitral valve repairmitral valve vegetation

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PMCPMC12554893

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