13 December 2024
: Case report
Pneumococcal Endocarditis, Sepsis, and Meningitis in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Study
Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease
Anastasios Nikolaos Panagopoulos ABCDEF 1*, Angelos Karagiannis ABCDEF 2, Panagiotis M. Sarris-Michopoulos BEF 1, Kathleen Ebersol DEF 1, Michael Andrew Vavuranakis BEF 1, Stephanie Cantu CDF 2, David Vadnais CDEF 2, Noble Maleque ACDEF 1DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.945915
Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e945915
Video 1. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography, mid-esophageal view showing (A) pre- and (B) post-bioprosthetic mitral valve deployment. (A) Appreciate sizeable vegetation projecting into the LA (red arrow) with 2 associated eccentric regurgitation jets. (B) Appreciate the presence of a well-seated bioprosthetic valve in the mitral position. Leaflets opening appropriately. No perivalvular leak/no intravalvular regurgitation noted. LA – left atrium; AMV – anterior mitral valve leaflet; LV – left ventricle; PMV – posterior mitral valve leaflet.






