Intracranial Hemorrhage in the Shadows of Infective Endocarditis as a Silent Menace: A Case Report

Authors

  • Ahmad Zulkifli Mohamed Shukor Master Candidates in Internal Medicine, International Islamic University of Malaysia, Kuantan https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3874-4515
  • Mohd Radhwan Abidin Clinical Radiologist and Medical Lecturer, Department of Radiology, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University of Malaysia, Kuantan https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6724-4888
  • Ummu Afeera Zainulabid Internal Medicine Specialist & Medical Lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University of Malaysia, Kuantan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9444-526X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjid.v9i2.67957

Keywords:

Infective endocarditis, foreign accent syndrome, mycotic aneurysm, intracranial haemorrhage

Abstract

It is surprising when a patient’s care-taker informed the doctor that their family member could suddenly speak in a different accent. Here we reported a case of a young female with infective endocarditis (IE), who later developed a foreign accent syndrome during her stay in the hospital ward. A plain computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain was performed and it showed a coarse and irregular calcific lesion in the left frontal region. Her condition deteriorated rapidly the next day and she died of intracranial haemorrhage. The haemorrhage was possibly caused by a ruptured mycotic aneurysm, a known complication of IE.

Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 2022;9(2):76-79

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Published

2023-08-07

How to Cite

Shukor, A. Z. M., Abidin, M. R. . ., & Zainulabid, U. A. . . (2023). Intracranial Hemorrhage in the Shadows of Infective Endocarditis as a Silent Menace: A Case Report. Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases, 9(2), 76–79. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjid.v9i2.67957

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