JACC: Case Reports (Jun 2024)

An Atypical Presentation of Gonococcal Endocarditis

  • Zena Saleh, MD,
  • Ioana Florea, MD, MPHS,
  • Dominick Scalia, BA,
  • Anahit Stepanyan, BS,
  • Jennifer Mitzner, MS, PA-C,
  • Frederic Ginsberg, MD,
  • Henry Fraimow, MD,
  • David Shersher, MD,
  • Michael Rosenbloom, MD,
  • Kenji Minakata, MD, PhD

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 12
p. 102370

Abstract

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A 53-year-old male presented following cardiac arrest, followed by cardiopulmonary resuscitation. He was found to have myocardial infarction, bihemispheric cerebral embolization and mitral valve endocarditis. Mitral valve replacement was performed and Neisseria gonorrhoeae was detected on PCR. This case represents a valuable addition to the limited reports on gonococcal endocarditis.

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