Bilateral retinal artery occlusion as the initial presentation of infectious endocarditis: a case report
Abstract 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...
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| author | Ana Bárbara Dias Lopes Urzedo Bruna Predabon Márcio Adriano Filho Germano Ramos Boff Kenzo Hokazono |
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| description | Abstract 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bc5c0531134340beb2b185ac00d2ef612025-08-20T02:56:16ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472025-03-011911310.1186/s13256-025-05141-1Bilateral retinal artery occlusion as the initial presentation of infectious endocarditis: a case reportAna Bárbara Dias Lopes Urzedo0Bruna Predabon1Márcio Adriano Filho2Germano Ramos Boff3Kenzo Hokazono4Department of Ophthalmology, Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of ParanáDepartment of Ophthalmology, Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of ParanáDepartment of Ophthalmology, Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of ParanáDepartment of Ophthalmology, Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of ParanáDepartment of Ophthalmology, Clinical Hospital of the Federal University of ParanáAbstract 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.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-025-05141-1Central retinal artery occlusionInfectious endocarditisErysipelothrix rhusiopathiae |
| spellingShingle | Ana Bárbara Dias Lopes Urzedo Bruna Predabon Márcio Adriano Filho Germano Ramos Boff Kenzo Hokazono Bilateral retinal artery occlusion as the initial presentation of infectious endocarditis: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports Central retinal artery occlusion Infectious endocarditis Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae |
| title | Bilateral retinal artery occlusion as the initial presentation of infectious endocarditis: a case report |
| title_full | Bilateral retinal artery occlusion as the initial presentation of infectious endocarditis: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Bilateral retinal artery occlusion as the initial presentation of infectious endocarditis: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral retinal artery occlusion as the initial presentation of infectious endocarditis: a case report |
| title_short | Bilateral retinal artery occlusion as the initial presentation of infectious endocarditis: a case report |
| title_sort | bilateral retinal artery occlusion as the initial presentation of infectious endocarditis a case report |
| topic | Central retinal artery occlusion Infectious endocarditis Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-025-05141-1 |
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