Dialysis catheter-related sepsis resulted in infective endocarditis, septic pulmonary embolism and acute inferolateral STEMI: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Embolic myocardial infarction is an uncommon but increasingly recognized complication of infective endocarditis (IE). Although the incidence is low and ranges from 1% to 10%, the mortality rate is high (64%). The characteristics of septic embolism on presentation are nonspecific and usually are unrecognized by clinicians. This case report aims to build a high index of suspicion among clinicians for IE presenting with the complication of embolic myocardial infarction especially in patients with indwelling venous catheters.

Case summary

A 62-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease on haemodialysis presented with shortness of breath and desaturation. Her history was significant for end-stage renal disease managed with regular haemodialysis by a right-sided double

SUBMITTER: Ahmed IA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9887670 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature