An unusual case of disseminated intravascular coagulation

Pchejetski, Dmitri, Kenbaz, Mojiba, Alshaker, Heba, Rajput, Dharmesh and Jesudason, Kiruparajan (2017) An unusual case of disseminated intravascular coagulation. Oxford Medical Case Reports, 2017 (4).

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Abstract

The use of cardiac pacemakers is increasing worldwide. Infective endocarditis from a pacemaker lead is a rare, but one of the most severe complications of pacemaker insertion. The diagnosis of pacemaker-related infective endocarditis is usually delayed due to unspecific clinical signs and symptoms at presentation compared to native valve infective endocarditis. Several factors can increase the risk of cardiac pacemaker-related infective endocarditis including cachexia, malignancy, diabetes mellitus, immunosuppression and corticosteroid treatment. This case report is about a 70-year-old diabetic male who presented to the emergency department with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), cardiac and liver failure. He was diagnosed with pacemaker infective endocarditis, which was ultimately fatal.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
Related URLs:	https://academic.oup.com/omcr/article-lo...
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	03 Jun 2017 05:08
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2022 02:43
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/63675
DOI:	10.1093/omcr/omx009

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