Infective Endocarditis: An Autopsy Case Report with Literature Review.

Na, Joo Young; Cho, Whee Yeol; Park, Jeong Woo; Choi, Yoo Duk; Kim, Hyung Seok; Park, Jong Tae

doi:2014.38.2.78

Korean J Leg Med > Volume 38(2); 2014 > Article

Case Report

Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 2014;38(2):78-82.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2014.38.2.78 Published online May 31, 2014.

Infective Endocarditis: An Autopsy Case Report with Literature Review.

Joo Young Na, Whee Yeol Cho, Jeong Woo Park, Yoo Duk Choi, Hyung Seok Kim, Jong Tae Park

¹Forensic Medicine Division, Gwangju Institute, National Forensic Service, Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam, Korea. pdrdream@gmail.com
²Department of Pathology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
³Department of Forensic Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.

Abstract

A 69-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of flu-like symptoms and fatigue for 2 weeks. Computed tomography revealed ground glass opacity and consolidation in both the lungs as well as pleural effusion. The patient was diagnosed with pneumonia and was hospitalized. At the time of hospitalization, he complained of shortness of breath and coughed-up blood-tinged sputum. Two days after admission, he died suddenly. An autopsy was performed; cardiomegaly was noted, and further examination revealed that the aortic valve had been destroyed by multiple, irregular vegetations. Herein, we report an autopsy case of infective endocarditis with a review of the relevant literatures.

Key Words: Infective endocarditis, Forensic, Autopsy