Dysphagia as an unusual presentation of infective endocarditis

Britta Lassmann; Amina Khan; Larry M. Baddour; Paul S. Mueller

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Dysphagia as an unusual presentation of infective endocarditis

Britta Lassmann, Amina Khan, Larry M. Baddour, Paul S. Mueller

General Internal Medicine

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We report a case of a 79-y-old male with enterococcal endocarditis presenting with dysphagia and weight loss. The patient's longstanding underlying bacteremia was thought to have caused pro-inflammatory changes leading to alterations in the neuronal environment affecting peripheral nerve function. Dysphagia improved once antibiotic treatment was initiated.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	460-463
Number of pages	4
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	39
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00365540600981645
State	Published - 2007

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General Immunology and Microbiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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