Infective Endocarditis With Origin in Orbital Vascular Malformation and Maxillary Sinusitis: A Case Report and Review of Four Patients in the Literature
2024
Infective Endocarditis Linked to Orbital Vascular Malformation and Sinusitis: A Case Report
Sample size: 5
publication
Evidence: moderate
Author Information
Author(s): Muacevic Alexander, Adler John R, Matsuo Toshihiko, Iwamoto Yoshitaka, Okamoto Hironori, Iguchi Daisuke
Primary Institution: Okayama University, Okayama, JPN
Hypothesis
Can maxillary sinusitis and orbital vascular malformation lead to infective endocarditis?
Conclusion
The patient developed infective endocarditis associated with maxillary sinusitis and an orbital vascular malformation.
Supporting Evidence
- The patient had a pre-existing orbital vascular malformation.
- Maxillary sinusitis was identified as a predisposing factor for infective endocarditis.
- Streptococcus anginosus was detected as the causative pathogen.
Takeaway
A 75-year-old woman got a serious heart infection because of a sinus infection and a problem in her eye blood vessels.
Methodology
Case report and literature review.
Limitations
Transthoracic echocardiography was not performed before the onset of symptoms.
Participant Demographics
One female patient, aged 75.
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