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Septic Embolic Stroke Resulting From Staphylococcus lugdunensis Endocarditis

Htoo Kyaw, Atif Z. Shaikh, Gokul Yaratha and Misra Deepika
Ochsner Journal June 2017, 17 (2) 184-188;
Htoo Kyaw
1Department of Internal Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY
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Atif Z. Shaikh
1Department of Internal Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY
2Division of Cardiology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center and Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital Center, New York, NY
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Gokul Yaratha
1Department of Internal Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY
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Misra Deepika
1Department of Internal Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY
2Division of Cardiology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center and Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital Center, New York, NY
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    A: Magnetic resonance angiography of the head without contrast shows a paucity of vessels in the left anterior middle cerebral artery territory compared to the right side (arrow). B: A closer left-sided view demonstrates an absence of blood flow that is compatible with left M3 branch occlusion (arrow).

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    A and B: Transthoracic echocardiogram shows vegetations at the mitral valve (arrow) in left parasternal views. C and D: Closer views demonstrate vegetations in the anterior and posterior mitral valve (arrows).

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