Case Reports in Neurological Medicine (Jan 2013)

Native Valve Endocarditis due to Enterococcus hirae Presenting as a Neurological Deficit

  • Renato Anghinah,
  • Rafael Gustavo Sato Watanabe,
  • Mateus Mistieri Simabukuro,
  • Carla Guariglia,
  • Lécio Figueira Pinto,
  • Daniella Costa de Menezes e Gonçalves

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/636070
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2013

Abstract

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Enterococcus hirae is a rare isolate in clinical specimens. We describe a case of native aortic valve endocarditis in a 56-year-old man. This is the third reported case of endocarditis due to this organism, the first without recurrence of endocarditis and the first presenting as a neurological deficit.