Infectious Endocarditis Presenting as Intracranial Hemorrhage in a Patient Admitted for Lumbar Radiculopathy
Joint Authors
Bullock, Ross
O'Phelan, Kristine
Kahn, David Ethan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-09-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Infectious endocarditis is frequently found in the neurologic intensive care unit and may rarely be the cause of intracranial hemorrhage.
In such instances, further diagnostic imaging to search for an underlying structural lesion is prudent.
Well-known causes of these hemorrhages include cardioembolism with hemorrhagic transformation, septic emboli, and mycotic aneurysms.
We present a case of a patient who was admitted for routine evaluation and pain management of lumbar radiculopathy, who developed a large intraparenchymal hemorrhage and was found to have bacterial endocarditis.
This was diagnosed retrospectively from positive hematoma cultures and a vegetation on transesophageal echocardiogram.
Further evaluation revealed a mycotic aneurysm.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kahn, David Ethan& O'Phelan, Kristine& Bullock, Ross. 2011. Infectious Endocarditis Presenting as Intracranial Hemorrhage in a Patient Admitted for Lumbar Radiculopathy. Case Reports in Critical Care،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kahn, David Ethan…[et al.]. Infectious Endocarditis Presenting as Intracranial Hemorrhage in a Patient Admitted for Lumbar Radiculopathy. Case Reports in Critical Care No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kahn, David Ethan& O'Phelan, Kristine& Bullock, Ross. Infectious Endocarditis Presenting as Intracranial Hemorrhage in a Patient Admitted for Lumbar Radiculopathy. Case Reports in Critical Care. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-471508
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-471508