title: Recognizing infective endocarditis in the emergency department.
abstract: A 52-year-old Caucasian male presented to the emergency department complaining of nontraumatic painful swelling and redness of the distal left fourth finger for 2 days, associated with malaise and subjective fever. The patient denied medical history, drugs, tobacco, or alcohol use.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Dentistry at New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey.
authors.forename: Costandinos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tsagaratos
authors.forename: Farook W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Taha