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An unusual case of disseminated intravascular coagulation
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Pchejetski D
; Kenbaz M
; Alshaker H
; Rajput D
; Jesudason K
Oxf Med Case Reports
2017[Apr]; 2017
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): omx009
PMID28473919
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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.