Staphyloccocus Lugdunensis Endocarditis

Staphylococcus lugdunensis infective endocarditis (SLIE) is a rare disease with an aggressive and fulminant course carrying a high mortality rate. Systemic embolizations occur with a high complication rate. Surgery is almost always necessary. Though reports of successful SLIE cases with antibiotics are documented, complete eradication is difficult as possible embolization may have already occurred. We report herein a 44-year-old male whose SLIE was complicated with central nervous system and mesenteric artery embolization.