We discuss a case of meningitis caused by infection in a previously healthy elderly male who presented with altered mental status and new-onset seizures requiring intensive care. An open wound had served as an entry point for the infectious organism. After 25 days of treatment with meropenem, he recovered with persistent functional limitations and was discharged.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSplenic infarct is a rare sequel of infective endocarditis (IE). We report a case of a 43-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities diagnosed with a splenic infarct secondary to group B IE. The development of a splenic hematoma complicated the hospital course.
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