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Sana Riaz1, Parth J Sampat1, Alisha Khan1
1Internal Medicine, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, USA.
Abstract:
Infective endocarditis is a rare disease and is associated with a high mortality rate. The following case describes a 56-year-old gentleman who presented to our hospital with a pulseless left leg concerning for acute limb ischemia, which was managed with emergent revascularization. His subsequent workup revealed IE due to a rare organism known as Streptococcus dysgalactiae. Through this case, we want to showcase this rare cause of IE and also highlight systemic embolization as its possible initial presentation.
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