title: Embolic occlusion of arteriovenous fistula due to infective endocarditis.
abstract: A 45-year-old male on maintenance hemodialysis through right radio cephalic arteriovenous fistula (AVF) also had mitral regurgitation. He presented with fever and chills of 2 days duration along with pain and swelling at median cubital fossa of right upper limb. Local examination revealed warmth, redness, and tenderness at median cubital fossa. AVF thrill was absent. Echocardiography revealed vegetations on the mitral valve. An extensive search of literature did not reveal an instance of embolic occlusion of AVF due to vegetations of infective endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ram
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Swarnalatha
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Dakshinamurty
keywords: Arteriovenous fistula; embolism; infective endocarditis; vegetation