J Korean Soc Emerg Med.  2003 Mar;14(1):132-136.

A Case of Infective Endocarditis in which Cerebral Infarction and Hemorrhage developed together

• Wi JS
• Jeoung ST
• Yun YY
• Jeoung KW
• Moon JM
• Chun BJ
• Heo T
• Min YI

Abstract

Risk factors for infective endocarditis include injection drug abusers and patients with structural heart defects undergoing dental procedures. Infective endocarditis is clinically important because it is hard to diagnose it in its early stage owing to its various clinical manifestations, and because its morbidity and mortality increase when neurologic complications occur. This is a case of infective endocarditis in the course of treatment of which complicating cerebral hemorrhage and infarction progressed rapidly and prompted death.

Keyword

Endocarditis; Cerebral infarction; Cerebral hemorrhage

MeSH Terms

Cerebral Hemorrhage
Cerebral Infarction*
Drug Users
Endocarditis*
Heart
Hemorrhage*
Humans
Infarction
Mortality
Risk Factors