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

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

Affiliations

Zena Saleh, MD: Department of Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA
Ioana Florea, MD, MPHS: Department of Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA
Dominick Scalia, BA: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, USA
Anahit Stepanyan, BS: Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey, USA
Jennifer Mitzner, MS, PA-C: Department of Cardiology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA
Frederic Ginsberg, MD: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, USA; Department of Cardiology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA
Henry Fraimow, MD: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, USA; Division of Infectious Diseases, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA
David Shersher, MD: Department of Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA; Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, USA
Michael Rosenbloom, MD: Department of Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA; Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, USA
Kenji Minakata, MD, PhD: Department of Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA; Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, USA; Address for correspondence: Dr Kenji Minakata, One Cooper Plaza, Dorrance 361, Camden, New Jersey 08103, USA.

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

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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.

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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