TY  - BOOK
AU  - Adhikari, Biplov
AU  - Devkota, Amrit
AU  - Mohebtash, Mahsa
AU  - Patel, Mayuri
TI  - Severe Thrombocytopenia in Infective Endocarditis
SN  - 2000-9666
PY  - 2023///
KW  - Automated
KW  - MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
KW  - MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
KW  - Internal Medicine Residency
KW  - Case Reports
N2  - Thrombocytopenia can be seen in about 20-25% of patients with bacterial infective endocarditis (IE). Platelets have a major role in the pathogenesis of endocarditis, and they are also sensitive monitors of systemic host response to bacteremia. Thrombocytopenia on presentation of patients with IE identifies higher risk groups and carries higher mortality risk. The presence of thrombocytopenia is an independent prognosticator of poor outcomes in IE. We present a case of a 40-year-old male with the history of injection drug use who was diagnosed with IE and was found to have severe thrombocytopenia on admission was treated with intravenous antibiotics, which dramatically improved his platelet counts as well without any need for plasmapheresis or platelet transfusions. Copyright © 2023 Greater Baltimore Medical Center
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.55729/2000-9666.1272
ER  -