Diagnostic Dilemma: Infective Endocarditis in the Setting of an Esophageal Abscess.
Cureus
; 15(10): e47542, 2023 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-38021887
ABSTRACT
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is the preferred imaging modality to diagnose infective endocarditis (IE). However, esophageal disease can preclude performing a TEE. We present such a scenario. A patient with an esophageal abscess, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia, and septic pulmonary emboli with suspicion for IE based on the modified Duke criteria. However, due to the patient's esophageal abscess, TEE could not be performed safely. We present this case to demonstrate a rare scenario in which a patient with an esophageal abscess also had presumed IE.
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Cureus
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2023
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