Bilateral retinal artery occlusion as the initial presentation of infectious endocarditis: a case report.

• Tác giả: Germano Ramos Boff, Márcio Adriano Filho, Kenzo Hokazono, Bruna Predabon, Ana Bárbara Dias Lopes Urzedo
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Thông tin xuất bản: England : Journal of medical case reports , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 712563

Tóm tắt

BACKGROUND: Retinal artery occlusion due to infective endocarditis is rare, and only a few cases have been reported in literature. Systematic and comprehensive studies of patients with this ophthalmological disease may help uncover serious underlying medical conditions. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of an 80-year-old Brazilian woman with bilateral retinal artery occlusion as the initial presentation of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae endocarditis. CONCLUSION: Infective endocarditis has many different forms of presentation and a high clinical suspicion is often required to reach a diagnosis. This case report highlights the importance of remembering retinal artery occlusion as a complication of infective endocarditis even if concurrent cardiovascular risk factors are present.