Infective endocarditis(IE)is caused by infection of the endocardial surface of heart.It typically affects one or more heart valves,the mural endocardium,or a septal defect.In recent years,many IE patients suffered fro...Infective endocarditis(IE)is caused by infection of the endocardial surface of heart.It typically affects one or more heart valves,the mural endocardium,or a septal defect.In recent years,many IE patients suffered from atypical initial symptoms.Here,in this case report,a 12-year-old patient was initially diagnosed as encephalitis.However,it was later noticed that this was a misdiagnosis for the following reasons:the echocardiography showed a vegetation attached to his mitral valves;the cranial magnetic resonance imaging showed lesions that were consistent with a cardioembolic distribution.The final diagnosis was IE.展开更多
文摘Infective endocarditis(IE)is caused by infection of the endocardial surface of heart.It typically affects one or more heart valves,the mural endocardium,or a septal defect.In recent years,many IE patients suffered from atypical initial symptoms.Here,in this case report,a 12-year-old patient was initially diagnosed as encephalitis.However,it was later noticed that this was a misdiagnosis for the following reasons:the echocardiography showed a vegetation attached to his mitral valves;the cranial magnetic resonance imaging showed lesions that were consistent with a cardioembolic distribution.The final diagnosis was IE.
