Author/Authors :
Meidani، Mohsen نويسنده Department of Infectious Diseases, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan , , Taghavi، Mahboobeh نويسنده Cardiac Rehabilitation Research Center, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , , Abdar Esfahani، Morteza نويسنده Cardiology Department, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran ,
Abstract :
BACKGROUND: Sub-acute left-sided bacterial endocarditis is a serious condition that may
present with variable clinical manifestations. Its symptoms include both sterile and infected
emboli, and various immunological phenomena.
CASE REPORT: This report presents a 55 year old man with frequency and dysuria after a
lithotripsy and several admissions with urosepsis. Due to the suspicion of infective endocarditis
echocardiography was done which confirmed streptococcus group B endocarditis.
CONCLUSION: Streptococci group B is one of the rare causes of infective endocarditis, but it was
observed after various producers such as lithotripsy.
