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[A case of subarachnoid hemorrhage due to infective endocarditis by methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative
Shunsuke Kajikawa1, Tomoko Oeda1, Kwiyoung Park1
1Department of Neurology, Utano Hospital, National Hospital Organization.
Abstract:
A 77-year-old man visited our hospital with unstable gait following 2 months of anorexia. Brain MRI showed multiple infarcts; cardiac echocardiography revealed mitral-valve vegetation; and blood culture revealed methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci. The patient was diagnosed with infective endocarditis (IE). Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) developed ten days after antibiotic treatment. Intracranial aneurysm was not found. We speculated that chronic inflammation of the cerebral arterial walls by bacteria of low virulence was associated with SAH complication. The vegetation disappeared following additional gentamicin administration and the patient recovered to walk.
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