EC Clinical and Medical Case Reports

Clinical History

A 54-year-old patient, presented with a prolonged fever, the clinical examination found a cardiac murmur on auscultation. Biologically evidenced inflammatory syndrome and the blood culture was positive for Streptococcus. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed vegetation on the mitral valve so the diagnosis of infective endocarditis was established and antibiotic therapy was initiated. A few days later the patient presented acute right-sided lumbar pain.

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