RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Heart of the Matter
JF Ochsner Journal
JO Ochsner J
FD O. P. Jindal Global University
SP 23
OP 26
VO 10
IS 1
A1 Zacharia, George
A1 Hart, Melissa
A1 Vuppala, Srinivas
YR 2010
UL http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/10/1/23.abstract
AB A 65-year-old Hispanic man receiving peritoneal dialysis presented to the emergency department complaining of the sudden onset of numbness and tingling of the right side of his body and face with associated nausea, vomiting, vertigo, and blurry vision. Further testing revealed a large, mobile mass on his mitral valve, leading to a diagnosis of endocarditis with embolic phenomena. The presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of endocarditis are discussed here.