Granulicatella adiacens Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Presenting as Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Infection-Related Glomerulonephritis
We present a case of a 69-year-old male with a past medical history of prostate cancer, chronic mitral valve regurgitation, and recent dental cleaning who presented to the hospital with shortness of breath, anemia, and acute renal failure. Due to unexplained creatinine rise, a renal biopsy was obtai...
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| description | We present a case of a 69-year-old male with a past medical history of prostate cancer, chronic mitral valve regurgitation, and recent dental cleaning who presented to the hospital with shortness of breath, anemia, and acute renal failure. Due to unexplained creatinine rise, a renal biopsy was obtained which was suspicious for infection-related glomerulonephritis (IRGN). Further workup confirmed subacute endocarditis according to modified Duke’s criteria. The patient’s blood culture became positive for Granulicatella adiacens, a nutritionally variant streptococcus. The patient later developed acute respiratory failure from diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH). Subacute infective endocarditis can result in serious morbidity and mortality due to its insidious symptoms and subsequent fatal complications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6cb74865239040e6bee44383bb7d7a3d2025-08-20T03:34:09ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66332022-01-01202210.1155/2022/5565906Granulicatella adiacens Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Presenting as Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Infection-Related GlomerulonephritisKevin Dao0Pooja Patel1Kunjan Udani2Erin Pollock3Maryam Gondal4Department of Internal MedicineDepartment of Internal MedicineDepartment of Internal MedicineDepartment of Internal MedicineDepartment of NephrologyWe present a case of a 69-year-old male with a past medical history of prostate cancer, chronic mitral valve regurgitation, and recent dental cleaning who presented to the hospital with shortness of breath, anemia, and acute renal failure. Due to unexplained creatinine rise, a renal biopsy was obtained which was suspicious for infection-related glomerulonephritis (IRGN). Further workup confirmed subacute endocarditis according to modified Duke’s criteria. The patient’s blood culture became positive for Granulicatella adiacens, a nutritionally variant streptococcus. The patient later developed acute respiratory failure from diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH). Subacute infective endocarditis can result in serious morbidity and mortality due to its insidious symptoms and subsequent fatal complications.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5565906 |
| spellingShingle | Kevin Dao Pooja Patel Kunjan Udani Erin Pollock Maryam Gondal Granulicatella adiacens Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Presenting as Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Infection-Related Glomerulonephritis Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Granulicatella adiacens Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Presenting as Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Infection-Related Glomerulonephritis |
| title_full | Granulicatella adiacens Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Presenting as Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Infection-Related Glomerulonephritis |
| title_fullStr | Granulicatella adiacens Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Presenting as Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Infection-Related Glomerulonephritis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Granulicatella adiacens Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Presenting as Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Infection-Related Glomerulonephritis |
| title_short | Granulicatella adiacens Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Presenting as Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Infection-Related Glomerulonephritis |
| title_sort | granulicatella adiacens subacute bacterial endocarditis presenting as diffuse alveolar hemorrhage and infection related glomerulonephritis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5565906 |
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