Infective Endocarditis in a Patient Presenting with Diarrhea and a History of Ozaki's Procedure: A Case Report
Received Date: May 23, 2022 / Published Date: Jun 20, 2022
Abstract
We aim to present an 80 year old male who has a history of Ozaki’s procedure and presented with 2 weeks of diarrhea and fever. The patient was screened for gastrointestinal diseases and in conclusion he was diagnosed with infective endocarditis according to modified Duke Criteria. The patient was started on appropriate intravenous antibiotics. Prolonged diarrhea could be a presenting symptom and should be further evaluated. Reconstructive cardiac valve surgery techniques which are used in the management of IE may be the cause of IE.
Learning objective: Diarrhea could be a presenting symptom for infective endocarditis and it should be further evaluated. Ozaki’s procedure, which can be used as a treatment for infective endocarditis, could be the cause of IE.
Keywords: Post gastric bypass hypoglycemia; Late-dumping; Glp- 1 receptor expression; 68Ga-dota-exendin-4; Glp-1 receptor imaging
Citation: Unal E, Trak A, Acehan MF, Ates I (2022) Infective Endocarditis in a Patient Presenting with Diarrhea and a History of Ozaki’s Procedure: A Case Report. J Gastrointest Dig Syst.12:687 Doi: 10.4172/2161-069X.1000687
Copyright: © 2022 Unal E, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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