Salmonella endocarditis presenting as cerebral hemorrhage.
The case of a 35-year-old male with cerebral hemorrhage as a presenting complication of infective endocarditis of the aortic valve, caused by Salmonella typhimurium, is described. We emphasize the infrequent etiology and review the mechanisms of intracranial hemorrhage in infective endocarditis.
Gómez-Moreno
J
Department of Internal Medicine, Clínica Puerta de Hierro, San Martín de Porres, 4, 28035, Madrid, Spain
Moar
C
Román
F
Pérez-Maestu
R
López de Letona JM