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BMJ Case Reports 2009; doi:10.1136/bcr.01.2009.1460
  • Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury

Infective endocarditis complicated by splenic rupture and fatal intra-abdominal haemorrhage

  1. Muhammad Fayaz Khan1,
  2. Saqib Ghani2
  1. 1
    Pennine Acute Hospitals, Cardiology, 54 Durham Street, Oldham OL9 7DR, UK
  2. 2
    Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Cardiology, Whinpark Avenue, Blackpool FY3 8NZ, UK
  1. Muhammad Fayaz Khan, mfkhan50{at}doctors.org.uk
  • Published 19 October 2009

Summary

This case report describes a rare presentation of Streptococcus mitis endocarditis of the aortic and mitral valves, complicated by spontaneous splenic rupture due to splenic infarction, which led to massive intra-abdominal bleeding and ultimately death.

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