Dysphagia as an unusual presentation of infective endocarditis.
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.
Lassmann
Britta
B
Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN 55209, USA. lassmann.britta@mayo.edu
Khan
Amina
A
Baddour
Larry M
LM
Mueller
Paul S
PS
D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000382:microbiology*; D004698:Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015431:Weight Loss