Sepsis in the Structurally-Vulnerable Heart: A Case of Infective Endocarditis Masquerading as a Urinary Tract Infection in Pediatric Rheumatic Heart Disease
Anna Mikami, Michael Sherwood, Abrag Nassar, Jennifer Burnham, Miriam Benavides, Samhrutha Sripathi, Chezhiyan MurugesanKern Medical Center.United States CureusCureus 2025; 17: DOI: 10.7759/cureus.94673 AbstractWe present a case of a six-year-old female patient with a history of rheumatic heart disease (RHD), including mitral stenosis, mitral regurgitation, and pulmonary hypertension, who presented with fever, abdominal pain, and urinary findings. […]
