title: Can leg pain be the sole presenting symptom of infective endocarditis? A case report.
abstract: Infective endocarditis is a serious septic disease that can be life threatening unless effective therapy is instituted following the correct diagnosis. The complication of septic embolism and mycotic aneurysm in patients with infective endocarditis may increase morbidity and mortality. We present a case of peroneal artery aneurysm with coincident double native heart valve endocarditis in a patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Faculty, Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey. cevdetkoc@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Cevdet Ugur
authors.initials: CU
authors.lastname: Kocogullari
authors.forename: Alaattin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avsar
authors.forename: Ercüment
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ayva
authors.forename: Onder
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cekirdekci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy